This book discusses banking, insurance, and securities regulation, as well as issues in consumer finance and electronic commerce.

Purpose – Electronic markets are known to be distinct from, and more efficient than, the conventional retail markets. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect on pricing in relation to proximity to a culturally and socially significant peak shopping day and the moderating effects of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings and lessons learned from a case study that is based on Alibaba's business-to-business (B2B) fraud in China. The influence of such incidents and post-hoc solutions are research worthy in today's booming digital business world....

Starting from the definition accepted in the international documents, which says that electronic commerce represents “the combined and optimum use of all communication technologies available for the development of enterprise commerce”, we can realize the importance, complexity and modernity...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose and validate a framework that can be used for assessing the level of banks' readiness for providing e-banking services in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based data-gathering technique, descriptive, and analytical...

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine stocks that are most actively discussed by online posters and see if the messages posted about these stocks have information or if they are just noise. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses messages posted on TheLion.com, which reports a...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a bird's eye overview of the special issue and its significance. Design/methodology/approach - The paper reviews relevant topics and provide perspective. Findings -Critical areas and future focus are identified in the paper. Practical...

The globalizat ion of markets and new technological innovations exert influence on the development of new models and structures in supply chains. The role of integrated supply chain will strengthen in the future that will init iate a new role in functioning and development of marketing channels....

This article updates the information published in an article by Loretta Mester in the March/April 2000 Business Review and last updated in the Third Quarter 2009 issue.