The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 4, Issue 1, January - March 2008
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1548-1131 EISSN: 1548-114X
Published by IGI Global, Hershey-New York, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijebr
Editor-in-Chief: In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA
PAPER ONE:
Exploring Decision Rules for Sellers in Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Internet
Auctions
Jeff Baker, Texas Tech University, USA
Jaeki Song , Texas Tech University, USA
This article discusses the recent growth of business-to-consumer (B2C)
Internet auctions and challenges researchers to develop empirically-sound
explanations of critical factors that allow merchants to earn price premiums in
these auctions. The research shows a study that elucidates and examines
critical factors that lead to price premiums in Internet auctions, which is
crucial due to the lack of any comprehensive model in this area.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=7593
PAPER TWO:
Product Choice Strategy for Online Retailers
Ruiliang Yan, Virginia State University, USA
Amit Bhatnagar, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
This article shows an important strategic issue for managers planning to set up
online stores is the choice of product categories to retail. While the “right”
product category would depend on a number of factors, here the article
focuses on the following two factors: compatibility of the product with the
online channel, and the competition between the traditional brick and mortar
channel and the online channel. This is to acknowledge two well-known facts:
Certain products are more suitable for selling through the Web than through
other channels; and an online retailer competes with not only other online
retailers, but also traditional brick and mortar retailers.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=7594
PAPER THREE:
Role of Information Technology Knowledge in B2B Development
Blanca Hernández Ortega, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Julio Jimenez Martínez, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Mª José Martín De Hoyos, University of Zaragoza, Spain
This article shows how to analyze the importance of firms’ previous
experience with different information technologies (Internet, electronic data
interchange (EDI)) in their implementation of e-Customer Relationship
Management (e-CRM) and B2B. Moreover, the study explores the role of e-
CRM in B2B development. Companies should be aware of the interrelations that
exist between the different information technologies. The knowledge
accumulated from using a technological innovation can be considered an
important aspect of organizational knowledge, which allows firms to obtain a
number of benefits as a result of applying systems that are complementary.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=7595
PAPER FOUR:
Pricing Strategy of Online Knowledge Market: The Analysis of Google Answers
Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang, Eastern New Mexico University, USA
Sajjad M. Jasimuddin, University of Wales at Aberystwyth, Wales
This article addresses the different levels of pricing strategies for an online
knowledge market. Based on the best practice from Google Answers, an online
knowledge market is modeled as a marketplace where consumers ask and
researchers answer questions to make knowledge transactions. Consumers
optimally price their questions to obtain answers, and a firm maintains the
online knowledge market by determining the optimal price allocation to
researchers. The study identifies two types of consumers, spin-off and
mainstream, based on whether additional utilities will be derived from the
market.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=7596
PAPER FIVE:
Nibbling, Sniping, and the Role of Uncertainty in Second-Price, Hard-Close
Internet Auctions: Empirical Evidence from eBay
Daniel Friesner, Gonzaga University, USA
Carl S. Bozman, Gonzaga University, USA
Matthew Q. McPherson, Gonzaga University, USA
In this article, the bidding patterns of online auction participants are examined
and compared to the findings of the behavior of bidders in more conventional
auction settings. Internet auctions have gained widespread appeal as an
efficient and effective means of buying and selling goods and services. This
study examines buyer behavior on eBay, one of the most well-known Internet
auction Web sites. eBay’s auction format is similar to that of a second-price,
hard-close auction, which gives a rational participant an incentive to submit a
bid that is equal to his or her maximum willingness to pay. But while traditional
second-price, hard-close auctions assume that participants have reliable
information about their own and other bidders’ reservation prices, eBay
participants usually do not. This raises the possibility that eBay participants
may adapt their bidding strategies and not actually bid their reservation prices
because of increased uncertainty.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=7597
PAPER SIX:
How Can Internet Service Providers Tap into the Potentially-Lucrative Small
Business Market?
Avinash Waikar, Southeastern Louisiana University, USA
Minh Q. Huynh, Southeastern Louisiana University, USA
Small businesses need Internet service to be competitive, and their spending
on IT activities continues to grow. This article identified Internet service
features that are important to small businesses. Specifically, it uses a survey
method to explore the relationships between the importance of various
features and organizational characteristics of small businesses, for example,
size and type of business.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=7598
Book Review:
Adaptive Technologies and Business Integration: Social, Managerial, and
Organizational Dimensions
Edited by: Maria Manuela Cunha, Bruno Conceicao Cortes, and Goran D. Putnik
ISBN: 1-59904-048-4
Copyright 2007, Information Science Reference, IGI Global
362 pages
Reviewed by In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Mission of IJEBR:
The primary objective of the International Journal of E-Business Research
(IJEBR) is to provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to
advance the knowledge and practice of all facets of electronic business.
Emerging e-business theories, architectures, and technologies are emphasized
to stimulate and disseminate cutting-edge information into research and
business communities in a timely fashion. The secondary objective of this
journal is to develop a comprehensive framework of e-business by taking a
multidisciplinary approach to understanding e-business and its implications on
businesses and economies. This journal serves as an integrated e-business
knowledge base for those who are interested in contributing to the
advancement of e-business theory and practice through a variety of research
methods including theoretical, experimental, case, and survey research
methods.
Coverage of IJEBR:
Applications of new technologies to e-business
Collaborative commerce
Consumer behavior
Developing and managing middleware to support e-business
Digital libraries
E-business models and architectures
E-business process modeling and simulation studies
E-business systems integration
E-business standardizations
E-business technology investment strategies
Economics of e-business
E-finance
E-healthcare
Electronic markets and infrastructures
Electronic supply chain management and the Internet-based electronic data
interchange
E-procurement methods
E-services
Evaluation methodologies for e-business systems
Global e-business
Intelligent agent technologies and their impacts
Mobile commerce
Trends in e-business models and technologies
Trust, security, and privacy of e-business transactions and information
Valuing e-business assets
Web advertising
Web-based languages, application development methodologies, and tools
Web personalization and mass customization technologies
Web Services-based E-Business systems
Interested authors should consult the Journal's manuscript submission
guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijebr.
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
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