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The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 1(2), April - June 2005
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1548-1131
EISSN: 1548-114X
Editor-In-Chief: In Lee
Western Illinois University, USA
EDITORIAL PREFACE:
"Matters of E-Business, Information Technology,
and Corporate Strategy"
Varun Grover, Clemson University, USA
The author introduces this issue by describing three strategies in
e-business: customer value orientation, network value orientation, and
innovation value orientation.
RESEARCH PAPERS
PAPER ONE:
"Adoption of Internet-Based Marketing Channels by Small-
and Medium-Sized Manufacturers"
Jørn Flohr Nielsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Viggo Høst, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Niels Peter Mols, University of Aarhus, Denmark
This paper analyzes factors influencing manufacturers' adoption of
Internet-based marketing channels using models based on marketing channel
and organizational innovation theory. Survey data from 1,163 Danish,
Finnish, and Swedish manufacturers form the empirical basis for testing
the models using LISREL analysis. The results stress that adoption of
Internet-based marketing is influenced by willingness to cannibalize, by
management support, by market pressure, and by a firm's knowledge of IT.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.idea-group.com/articles/details.asp?id=4799
PAPER TWO:
"Gender Divide in the Use of the Internet Applications"
S. Banerjee, Buffalo State College, USA
H. Kang, SUNY Buffalo, USA
S. Bagchi-Sen, SUNY Buffalo, USA
H.R. Rao, SUNY Buffalo, USA
There is mounting evidence of an increasing gender gap in computer
education, which translates into a similar gap in the information
technology workforce in the United States. This study investigates whether
gender difference in computer usage is carried over to Internet usage.
This paper focuses on exploring gender differences in the use of the
Internet and the types of application people pursue online. The study
examines if there are fewer females using the Internet than males and
explores how gender difference plays a role in using the Internet for
information search, interpersonal communication, entertainment, education,
shopping, and personal finance.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.idea-group.com/articles/details.asp?id=4800
PAPER THREE:
"Relationships Between Supply Characteristics and Buyer-Supplier Coupling
in E-Procurement: An Empirical Analysis"
Ravi Nath, Creighton University, USA
Rebecca Angeles, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, Canada
This study explores the resource dependency and relational exchange
theories of understanding firms' participation in e-procurement, and seeks
to determine the degree to which the resource dependency theory
variables supply importance, supply complexity, supply market dynamism,
and availability of alternatives affect information exchange and
operational linkages, and the relational exchange theory variables.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.idea-group.com/articles/details.asp?id=4801
PAPER FOUR:
"Privacy Protection via Technology: Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)"
Noushin Ashrafi, University of Massachusetts, USA
Jean-Pierre Kuilboer, University of Massachusetts, USA
Increasingly, the Internet is used as a common tool for communication,
information gathering, and online transactions. Information privacy is
threatened as users are expected to reveal personal information without
knowing the consequences of sharing their information. To that end,
research groups, both from academia and industry, have embarked on the
development of privacy enhancement technologies. One such technology is
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P). Developed by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C), P3P has a number of prominent stakeholders such as IBM,
Microsoft, and AT&T. Yet, there is little published information on what
P3P is and to what extent it is being adopted by e-business organizations.
This study is exploratory in nature and aims at addressing these
questions; in particular, the authors look at P3P both as a new technology
and as a standard.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.idea-group.com/articles/details.asp?id=4802
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International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) in your Institution's
library.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Mission of IJEBR:
The primary objective of the International Journal of E-Business Research
(IJEBR) is to provide an international forum for researchers and
practitioners to advance the knowledge and practice of all facets of
electronic business. Emerging e-business theories, architectures, and
technologies are emphasized to stimulate and disseminate cutting-edge
information into research and business communities in a timely fashion.
The secondary objective of this journal is to develop a comprehensive
framework of e-business by taking a multidisciplinary approach to
understanding e-business and its implications on businesses and economies.
This journal serves as an integrated e-business knowledge base for those
who are interested in contributing to the advancement of e-business theory
and practice through a variety of research methods including theoretical,
experimental, case, and survey research methods.
Coverage of IJEBR:
Consumer behavior
E-services
Web advertising
E-business models and architectures
Applications of new technologies to e-business
Economics of e-business
Global e-business
E-procurement methods
E-business systems integration
E-business standardizations
Mobile commerce
Collaborative commerce
Electronic markets and infrastructures
Trends in e-business models and technologies
Trust, security, and privacy of e-business transactions and information
Electronic supply chain management and the Internet-based electronic data
interchange
Valuing e-business assets
Evaluation methodologies for e-business systems
E-business technology investment strategies
E-business process modeling and simulation studies
Intelligent agent technologies and their impacts
Web-based languages, application development methodologies, and tools
Developing and managing middleware to support e-business
Web personalization and mass customization technologies
Digital libraries
Interested authors should consult the Journal's manuscript
submission guidelines at http://www.idea-group.com/ijebr.
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-In-Chief: Dr. In Lee at
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