The internet, as an information-rich ressource has transformed the way firms gather, produce and transmit competitive intelligence (CI). Yet there is little empirical work on the tools that are used in this purpose. This study fills that gap by studying the factors that affect the use of...

Internet est une source d’information de plus en importante pour l’entreprise. Internet est à la fois une source d’informations pour la veille stratégique et à la fois un ensemble de technologies permettant la collecte de ces informations. La recherche s’intéresse aux facteurs qui...

The purpose of this article is to present a multi-items scale on Web retail service quality. After reviewing the literature on this subject, two studies are presented. The first study is a qualitative one with a literature review and a series of depth individuals interviews and focus groups of...

If we define e-competencies as the competencies developed in order to support the online activity of the organization, there is very few if any research that studies the relation between e-competencies development and firm’s performance.From the resource-based theory we studied empirically...

Secondhand shopping is a growing phenomenon. While secondhand shopping motivations received a lot of attention in marketing literature, consumer reluctance to shop secondhand remains under-Researched, especially in an online context. Yet, the stakes in better understanding this reluctance are...

Trust is a crucial factor in e-commerce. However, consumers are less likely to trust unknown Web sites. This study explores how less-familiar e-commerce Web sites can use branding alliances and Web site quality to increase the likelihood of initial consumer trust. We use the associative network...

A monopoly platform hosts advertisers who compete on a market for horizontally differentiated products. These products may be either mass market products that appeal broadly to the entire consumer population or niche products that are tailored to the tastes of some particular group. Consumers...