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...

Our purpose in this article is to present the concept of electronic agent used in e-commerce and its impact on consumer satisfaction. Electronic agents represent the future of electronic business. They help the consumers in an environment where all the information is available but hard to deal...

Bulletin board methodology emerged at the end of the 1990s and is becoming the most frequently used qualitative study technique. This interactive approach groups a community of participants in a private or public online forum for a duration that varies from several days to several months....

Using virtual worlds, this paper examines the link that exists between individuals and their avatars in terms of identity. The outcomes of the study suggest that virtual worlds and the social and business interactions they offer are tools to build consumer identity. An exploratory qualitative...

Based on consumer behaviors in multichannel distribution literature and academic studies on the Internet, this article focuses on how the use of the web site may influence the consumer's perception of quality in-store. This research highlights the need to redefine quality parameters taking into...

A partir de différentes disciplines, ces études expliquent la construction culturelle, politique ou idéologique des identités.

Quand les conditions économiques deviennent difficiles, qu’elles ne sont plus portées par de solides taux de croissance des marchés, la conservation des positions favorables et des acquis concurrentiels devient fondamentale. Les stratégies de croissance et de développement cèdent le pas...

A whole slew of companies have chosen to adopt multi-channel distribution strategies wherein a given customer induced to visit several channels simultaneously to derive the specific advantages that each channel offers at a different stage of the decision-making process. The present article...

Aborde le problème de la qualité selon trois perspectives : analyse la version 2000 de la norme ISO 9001 et la certification d'engagements de service ; la diffusion sectorielle de la démarche qualité dans la fonction publique et les professions juridiques ; approche traditionnelle de la...

The ISO 9000 has just celebrated its 20th anniversary and it seems that after years of certification, quality managers must report what real contributions certification makes within the organizations. Results of the academic studies in this field are far from being consensual. Taking into...