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Impact of e-Commerce on Consumers and Small Firms.
Title:
Impact of e-Commerce on Consumers and Small Firms.
Author:
Gray, Colin, Dr.
ISBN:
9780754681229
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: Impact of e-Commerce on Small Firms -- 1 Stage Models of ICT Adoption in Small Firms -- 2 Social Influence and Diffusion of Innovations in Education -- 3 Climate for Innovation, Attitudes to Internet and ICT Adoption in Small Firms -- 4 Changing Leadership Cultures in e-Commerce Service Industry -- 5 e-Business and Small Firms in London -- 6 The Value of Internet Forums to Small Rural Businesses -- 7 e-Business and the Work Organization in Craft Enterprises -- PART II: Internet Marketing and Website Effectiveness -- 8 Internet Marketing and the Portuguese Marketplace -- 9 e-Marketing Adoption in Organizations -- 10 World Wide Markets and the World Wide Web: Problems and Possibilities for Small Businesses -- 11 Website Usability: Cognitive versus Activity Theory Approaches -- PART III: Impact of e-Commerce on Consumers -- 12 Consumption on the Net -- 13 Affective States, Purchase Intention and Perceived Risk in Online Shopping -- 14 Risk Perception in Online Shopping -- 15 The Fun Side of the Internet -- 16 Risk Perception as a Motivational Barrier for Online Purchasing -- 17 Conclusions: Common Themes and Future Perspectives -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
This publication deals with the impact of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) on small businesses and consumers. Its coverage includes the adoption of ICT by small firms; the use of ICT applications to support marketing and sales transactions; and the factors that influence consumers' online purchasing decisions.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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