Purpose – The purpose of this research is to articulate an analysis framework and a method for the cross‐national business‐to‐business integration electronic commerce (B2Bi EC) by exploring an ontology‐assisted schema and semantics resolution in the business process alignment with...

Purpose – The internet has become a ubiquitous technology for business and it possesses the potential to make the concept of value chain into a more attainable reality. The purpose of this paper is to conjecture that the way the internet is utilized and the extent to which the internet impacts...

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate and provide empirical evidence of the interrelationships among network externalities, e‐business adoption and information asymmetry. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual model was proposed and tested using 307 completed interview cases...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate electronic logistics marketplaces (ELMs), especially closed systems based on long‐term relationships between shippers and carriers. It aims to establish likely operational models and investigate their relationship with tailored logistics....

Purpose – This study aims to empirically examine the factors that affect the adoption of RosettaNet standards. The four factors examined in this study are partners' power, trust, products' characteristics, and government influence. Design/methodology/approach – Original research using a...

Purpose – The present study aims at a deeper understanding of the performance outcomes of the alignment between the e‐business capabilities of manufacturing small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and their business strategy in terms of Miles and Snow's recognised strategic typology...

Purpose – The paper aims to present the results of the author's research on the development of the new economy in Poland. It focuses on identifying two types of so‐called “e‐gaps”, and shows the connection between e‐technology and e‐organisational gap. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – This paper aims to automate the supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model as an enabler for process‐oriented supply chain business intelligence. Design/methodology/approach – The hypothesis is the following: SCOR model automation is possible using data that is directly...

Purpose – A rapidly growing segment of the internet is e‐commerce. The future of economic competitiveness for most enterprises relies on entrance and active participation in the e‐commerce market. About a third of the time users fail when they try to purchase products on an e‐commerce...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the prices and consumer behavior at Woot.com, a deep discount online retailer, and compare two selling mechanisms it uses – the regular “one deal a day” and the “woot‐off” mechanisms. The paper also compares the “one deal a day”...