Purpose: This study seeks to examine the empirical link in export market ventures of the relationship between the internet (when it is used for communication, networking, market research, sales, image enhancement, cost reduction and competitive advantage purposes) and export marketing...

The rapid growth of the internet and e-commerce provide new opportunities for China’s retailers, and a new battle for China’s retail industry has begun. The purpose of this research is to explore the barriers and factors for achieving successful e-tailing in China’s retail industry. Some...

This paper studies airline customers' online search and purchase behaviors. Twofundamental aspects of online behavior are examined: (1) the link between searchbehavior and buying behavior and (2) the evolution of inter-temporal search andpurchase decisions of strategic buyers.In the first study,...

A growing number of firms are strategically utilizing IT and the Internet to provide online services to consumers who buy their products. Online services differ from traditional services, such as maintenance services, because they often promote interactivity among the firm’s customers and...

My dissertation contains three studies centering on the question: how to motivate people to share high quality information on online information aggregation systems, also known as social computing systems? I take a social scientific approach to identify the strategic behavior of individuals in...

Many online systems for bilateral transactions elicit performance feedback from both transacting partners. Such bilateral feedback giving introduces strategic considerations. We focus on reciprocity in the giving of feedback: how prevalent a strategy of giving feedback is only if feedback is...

Šio darbo tyrimo tikslas yra atlikus realiai funkcionuojančių Lietuvoje sukurtų elektroninės komercijos projektų, orientuotų į užsienio rinkas analizę, pateikti rekomendacinį modelį lietuviško prekinio ženklo kūrimui bei vystymui globalioje elektroninėje erdvėje. Pirmojoje darbo...

This thesis examines the impact of e-Business in the B2B segment of the Supply Chainbetween UK retailers and Sri Lankan manufacturers in the apparel sector.The literature review explored four interrelated themes, two of them informed by anexploratory study. Research collating these four themes...

Drawing on the rich firm-level enterprise survey dataset of more than 58,000 small enterprises in 39 developing and emerging economies, this study investigates gender disparities in firms' financial fragility, credit demand, and credit provision during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of...

Advances in technology have encouraged people in Indonesia to shop online. Apart from the convenience people feel when shopping online, there are still disadvantages that prevent them from trying the products they will buy. Therefore, a virtual try-on feature based on augmented reality (AR)...