Exploring Electronic Marketplace Performance: The 3 Pillars

The literature on electronic marketplaces has a number of limitations; inconsistencies in defining electronic marketplaces and measuring their performance; a limited amount of empirical research focusing on electronic marketplace performance; and the absence of an electronic marketplace performance model. This study examines 8 electronic marketplaces operating in diverse geographical and product markets. The study reveals the factors that affect electronic marketplace performance, and illustrates how these factors impact performance. Using the concept of fit as a theoretical lens, this study illustrates how electronic marketplaces, through their actions, improved their performance. Finally, the presents a model of electronic marketplace performance

A review of ethical theory in the ‘upper echelons’ of information systems research

Despite some notable and rare exceptions and after many years of relatively neglect (particularly in the ‘upper echelons’ of IS research), there appears to be some renewed interest in Information Systems Ethics (ISE). This paper reflects on the development of ISE by assessing the use and development of ethical theory in contemporary IS research with a specific focus on the ‘leading’ IS journals (according to the Association of Information Systems). The focus of this research is to evaluate if previous calls for more theoretically informed work are permeating the ‘upper echelons’ of IS research and if so, how (Walsham 1996; Smith and Hasnas 1999; Bell and Adam 2004). For the purposes of scope, this paper follows on from those previous studies and presents a detailed review of the leading IS publications between 2005 to 2007 inclusive. After several processes, a total of 32 papers are evaluated. This review highlights that whilst ethical topics are becoming increasingly popular in such influential media, most of the research continues to neglect considerations of ethical theory with preferences for a range of alternative approaches. Finally, this research focuses on some of the papers produced and considers how the use of ethical theory could contribute

Leveraging analytics to produce compelling and profitable film content

Producing compelling film content profitably is a top priority to the long-term prosperity of the film industry. Advances in digital technologies, increasing availabilities of granular big data, rapid diffusion of analytic techniques, and intensified competition from user generated content and original content produced by Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) platforms have created unparalleled needs and opportunities for film producers to leverage analytics in content production. Built upon the theories of value creation and film production, this article proposes a conceptual framework of key analytic techniques that film producers may engage throughout the production process, such as script analytics, talent analytics, and audience analytics. The article further synthesizes the state-of-the-art research on and applications of these analytics, discuss the prospect of leveraging analytics in film production, and suggest fruitful avenues for future research with important managerial implications

Design of Robust Business-to-Business Electronic Marketplaces with Guaranteed Privacy

Firms that set up electronicmarketplaces to enhance their supply and/or distribution channels face challenges in attracting their competitors to participate. A major obstacle is the perception that the owner can unfairly exploit trading information for competitive advantage. In this paper, we propose a marketplace design that shifts the locus of control over trader privacy from the marketplace operator to each individual trader. We show how online transactions between trading partners can be conducted in total privacy, so that not even the marketplace owner/operator can exploit transaction information for strategic purposes. At the same time, our approach includes robust methods for transaction integrity and non-repudiation, as well as post-transaction dispute resolution

Design of Robust Business-to-Business Electronic Marketplaces with Guaranteed Privacy

Firms that set up electronic marketplaces to enhance their supply and/or distribution channels face challenges in attracting their competitors to participate. A major obstacle is the perception that the owner can unfairly exploit trading information for competitive advantage. In this paper, we propose a marketplace design that shifts the locus of control over trader privacy from the marketplace operator to each individual trader. We show how online transactions between trading partners can be conducted in total privacy, so that not even the marketplace owner/operator can exploit transaction information for strategic purposes. At the same time, our approach includes robust methods for transaction integrity and nonrepudiation, as well as posttransaction dispute resolution.electronic commerce, security, privacy, B2B marketplaces

Blockchain Technology for Enhancing Supply Chain Performance and Reducing the Threats Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic

A rigorous examination of the most recent advancements in blockchain technology (BCT) and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled supply chain networks is provided in this book. The edited book brings together the perspectives of a number of authors who have presented their most recent views on blockchain technology and its applications in a variety of disciplines. The submitted papers contribute to a better understanding of how blockchain technology can improve the efficacy of human activities during a pandemic, improve traceability and visibility in the automotive supply chain, support food safety and reliability through digitalisation of the food supply chain, and increase the performance of next-generation digital supply chains, among other things. The book attempts to address and prepare a way to address the complicated issues that supply chains are encountering as a result of the global pandemic

Arquitetura de software baseada em agentes para gerenciamento de portfólio de fontes de informação existentes na web

Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, 2013.Observando-se as novas tecnologias em software que surgiram com o advento da plataforma da rede Internet, constata-se que algumas ganharam destaque por possibilitar o armazenamento do conhecimento narrado intacto e catalogado como, por exemplo, os wikis e fóruns da rede Internet. Entretanto, os gestores muitas vezes não conseguem utilizar essas informações dentro do processo de tomada de decisão. Esse fato se deve principalmente à impossibilidade de tratamento dessas informações por meio dos sistemas informatizados tradicionais, devido a particularidades do armazenamento de informações nos ambientes distribuídos. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho é desenvolver uma arquitetura de software baseada em agentes para gerenciamento de portfólio de fontes de informação existentes na web, com o objetivo de auxiliar o gestor no processo de tomada de decisão. As metodologias da pesquisa utilizadas são as revisões bibliográfica e sistemática, na conceituação dos conceitos que regem o atual panorama tecnológico e inovador atual, a Inteligência Competitiva e os softwares envolvidos, os sistemas agentes e, estudo de caso, na proposta da ferramenta informatizada e grupo focal em sua validação. Os resultados demonstram que é viável a implementação de estruturas de software a fim de efetuar coleta de dados na Internet, para apoiar o gestor em processos de tomada de decisão Abstract : Observing the new software technology that cames with the Internet platform, appears that some gained prominence by store narrated knowledge intact and cataloged, eg, wikis and forums over the Internet. However, managers has fail to use this information in decision-making processes. This fact occurs towards the impossibility of treating these information through traditional information systems, due details of storage information in distributed environments. The focus of this work is to develop a Competitive Intelligence process model and agent based software modeling, to help managers in decision making processes. The research methodologies used are literature systematically review on the bibliographical concepts, that shows the current technological panorama, Competitive Intelligence and involved software, the agents systems; case study, in the models and focus group on the validation of the applied case study. The results shows that it is possible to develop software structures to perform data collection on the Internet, to support the manager in decision-making processes