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E-commerce technology adoption framework by New Zealand small to medium size enterprises
This paper attempts to highlight a framework for the adoption of electronic commerce (EC) technologies
in New Zealand with specific interest in the small to medium-size enterprise (SME) sector of the
economy. The main thrust of the research was to develop the framework for EC adoption by the New
Zealand SMEs and hence study the accelerators and impediments to the adoption and diffusion of
EC technologies. The paper shows how IS/IT adoption and diffusion theories and practicalities can be
explored for developing the proposed EC adoption framework. It is argued that results from research case
studies based on the framework are able to identify the factors influencing and leading to the adoption of
e-commerce technologies by the New Zealand SMEs
The Human Capital “Impact” on E-Business: The Case of Encyclopedia Britannica
[Excerpt] The term “New Economy” has been coined to describe the remarkable economic performance of the 1990s. Stiroh, (1999) an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York observes that its defining characteristic is a “focus on increasing globalization and expanding information technology” (pg. 87). Research suggests that revenues from electronic based business to business trade will double over the next five years from 1.3 trillion in 2003. Revenues from business to consumer trade are predicted to rise from 108 billion over the same time period (Forrester Research, 1998). However, there is increasing attention to the challenges facing business in the new economy, and an increasing chorus of analysts suggesting how tenuous many of these business models really are. A recent Barron’s article showed that many dot-com companies have only days of remaining cash (Willoughby, March 20, 1999). Such a key emerging phenomenon has not escaped the attention of writers, though the existing body of writing has some important gaps. We would classify existing e-business literature into two groups. First, there is a growing body of literature that discusses the how the Internet is transforming business models and organizational strategies. A second, much smaller body of work has focused on e-HR, or more specifically, the implications of the Internet on various HR practices
From physical marketing to web marketing
Reviews the criticism of the 4P marketing mix framework as the basis of traditional and virtual marketing planning. Argues that the customary marketing management approach, based on the popular marketing mix 4Ps paradigm, is inadequate in the case of virtual marketing. Identifies two main limitations of the marketing mix when applied in online environments namely the role of the Ps in a virtual commercial setting and the lack of any strategic elements in the model. Identifies the critical factors of the Web marketing and argues that the basis for successful e-commerce is the full integration of virtual activities into the company's physical strategy, marketing plan and organisational processes. The 4S elements of the Web marketing mix framework offer the basis for developing and commercialising business to consumer online projects. The model was originally developed for educational purposes and has been tested and refined by means of three case studies
Effect of gap lenghts of sphere-sphere electrodes on air breakdown level under lightning impulse
Impinging jets are a best method of achieving particularly high heat transfer
coefficient and are therefore employed in many engineering applications. In this
study we seek to understand the mechanism of the distributed heat on the curve
surface with the goal of identifying preferred methods to predicting jet performance.
The goals that have been achieved in the numerical results displayed are
determine the influence of impingement jet characteristics on thermal and flow field
on a curve surface, determine the variation of Nusselt numbers (NuD) along the
curve surface in order to understand the heat transfer characteristics and study the
effect of position (in the center, in the mid and in the end) and angle (α=90°, 60° and
30°) of jet impingement on curve surface, different Reynolds numbers (ReD) in
range of (5000, 6000, 7000, 8000 and 9000). The program, which was extracted
results it is (GAMBIT 2.4.6) and (FLUENT 6.3), simulation is (2-D) in submerged
jet flow and the continuity, momentum and energy equations were solved by means
of a finite volume method (FVM).
This study covers the effect of different Reynolds numbers (ReD) on average
Nusselt numbers (Nuavg) and local Nusselt numbers (NuD). From the result, the
average Nusselt numbers (Nuavg) increased with the increase of Reynolds numbers
(ReD) for all cases, in comparison between different positions (center, mid and end),
of nozzle on curve surface at angle (α=90°) the maximum value of average Nusselt
numbers (Nuavg=388.3) is found when the nozzle locate in the end followed by the
mid position and smallest value of average Nusselt numbers (Nuavg=182.25) in the
center of curve surface. In case of slant angle (α=60º) the maximum value of average
Nusselt numbers (Nuavg=387.47) is found when the nozzle locate in the end
followed by the mid position and smallest value of average Nusselt numbers
(Nuavg=308.3) in the center of curve surface
The 4s web-marketing mix model
This paper reviews the criticism on the 4Ps Marketing Mix framework, the most popular tool of traditional marketing management, and categorizes the main objections of using the model as the foundation of physical marketing. It argues that applying the traditional approach, based on the 4Ps paradigm, is also a poor choice in the case of virtual marketing and identifies two main limitations of the framework in online environments: the drastically diminished role of the Ps and the lack of any strategic elements in the model. Next to identifying the critical factors of the Web marketing, the paper argues that the basis for successful E-Commerce is the full integration of the virtual activities into the company’s physical strategy, marketing plan and organisational processes. The four S elements of the Web-Marketing Mix framework present a sound and functional conceptual basis for designing, developing and commercialising Business-to-Consumer online projects. The model was originally developed for educational purposes and has been tested and refined by means of field projects; two of them are presented as case studies in the paper.\ud
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COBRA framework to evaluate e-government services: A citizen-centric perspective
E-government services involve many stakeholders who have different objectives that can have an impact on success. Among these stakeholders, citizens are the primary stakeholders of government activities. Accordingly, their satisfaction plays an important role in e-government success. Although several models have been proposed to assess the success of e-government services through measuring users' satisfaction levels, they fail to provide a comprehensive evaluation model. This study provides an insight and critical analysis of the extant literature to identify the most critical factors and their manifested variables for user satisfaction in the provision of e-government services. The various manifested variables are then grouped into a new quantitative analysis framework consisting of four main constructs: cost; benefit; risk and opportunity (COBRA) by analogy to the well-known SWOT qualitative analysis framework. The COBRA measurement scale is developed, tested, refined and validated on a sample group of e-government service users in Turkey. A structured equation model is used to establish relationships among the identified constructs, associated variables and users' satisfaction. The results confirm that COBRA framework is a useful approach for evaluating the success of e-government services from citizens' perspective and it can be generalised to other perspectives and measurement contexts. Crown Copyright © 2014.PIAP-GA-2008-230658) from the European Union Framework Program and another grant (NPRP 09-1023-5-158) from the Qatar National Research Fund (amember of Qatar Foundation
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The relationship between ecrm implementation and eloyalty at different adoption stages of transaction cycle: A conceptual framework and hypothesis
The purpose of this paper is to propose a model for the relationship between eCRM and E-loyalty by
conceptualizing that e-loyalty is influenced by e-satisfaction, e-trust, and multi-dimensional aspects of
eCRM. In order to capture the full picture for this relationship, we attempt to cover the complete
purchase experience by focusing on transaction cycle (Pre-Purchase, A-Purchase, and Post-
Purchase).different Components of eCRM have differing effects on e-loyalty. This study strengthens
the literature by adding different components of eCRM as a possible critical antecedent in the model
of e-loyalty development and attempts to build a stronger holistic model by including eCRM features
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