Logistics Information Management: Volume 14 Issue 1/2
Table of contents
E‐commerce marketing strategies: an integrated framework and case analysis
Eric Allen, Jerry FjermestadDemonstrates the usefulness of the traditional marketing model in developing e‐commerce marketing strategies. Discusses four e‐commerce frameworks and integrates them with the…
Planning for electronic commerce strategy: an explanatory study from the financial services sector
Christian Bauer, Joe ColganFocuses on Internet strategy and its place in corporate distribution strategy. The underlying purpose of the research is to review the relationship between the generic and…
Internet transactions and physical logistics: conflict or complementarity?
Cãlin Gurãu, Ashok Ranchhod, Ray HackneyEvery business can be described in terms of flows – both of materials and of information. Materials flow into the company, between activities within it, and in the form of…
E‐business strategy: how to benefit from a hype
Floris P.C. van Hooft, Robert A. StegweeA fundamental approach to setting up an e‐business initiative is needed to fully utilise the capabilities of Internet technology in a specific business setting. Such an initiative…
Web portfolio based electronic commerce: the case of transtec AG
Claudia Loebbecke, Stefan SchäferWhile the Internet promises to radically change businesses in all industries, European companies have not yet embraced electronic trading with the enthusiasm of their North…
An e‐business model to support supply chain activities in construction
Eddie W.L. Cheng, Heng Li, Peter E.D. Love, Zahir IraniA model for an e‐business infrastructure that can be used to support supply chain activities in construction is proposed. A virtual network structure that acts as a value‐added…
An analysis of the virtual value chain in electronic commerce
Ganesh D. Bhatt, Ali F. EmdadIn electronic commerce, businesses require to integrate two kinds of activities – ones that are embedded into the physical value chains and the others that are built through…
A framework for information systems planning for e‐business
Somendra Pant, T. RavichandranE‐business information systems are computer applications that leverage intra‐ and inter‐firm process and systems integration. Considering the growth and strategic importance of…
CLASIC: Collaborative LAyered System using Intranet Capabilities
Dolphy M. Abraham, Kala C. SealDiscusses the use of intranet technology within business and academic institutions. Presents the CLASIC model, a layered application model to plan, design, develop and implement…
Resolving the complexity dilemma in e‐commerce firms through objective organization
Ron SonesThe escalating rate of activity in the e‐commerce arena over the past ten years increasingly supports the noumenon of a viable new mode of business activity. Unfortunately, the…
The development of e‐commerce: the emerging virtual context within Egypt
Sherif Kamel, Maha HusseinThe information and communication technology evolution is aggressively affecting the business world in the twenty‐first century. The magnitude of change in business development…
Transborder data flows: adoption and diffusion of protective legislation in the global electronic commerce environment
Vanishree Rudraswamy, David A. VanceInformation privacy is currently regarded as one of the key ethical issues of the information age. Rapid technological developments and the advent of Internet based commerce or…
Critical constructs for analyzing e‐businesses: investment, user experience and revenue models
Rahul De, Biju Mathew, Dolphy M. AbrahamExamines issues related to the successes and failures of Internet businesses. Recent literature has stressed the value of microeconomic models of markets to analyze e‐business…
E‐knowledge networks for inter‐organizational collaborative e‐business
Merrill Warkentin, Ravi Bapna, Vijayan SugumaranEvaluates the increase in inter‐ and intra‐organizational knowledge sharing capabilities brought about by the Internet‐driven “new economy” technologies and the resulting…
Interpreting the role of disruptive technologies in e‐businesses
Gurpreet Dhillon, David Coss, Ray HackneyIn interpreting the role of disruptive technologies in the relative success and failure of firms, this paper uses Christensen’s principles to review the strategies of Amazon.com…
Global strategies for SMe‐business: applying the SMALL framework
Emmanuel Tetteh, Janice BurnThe World Wide Web (WWW) offers exciting new opportunities for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to extend their customer base into the global marketplace. However, in…