e-Commerce

e-Commerce Definition

e-Commerce refers to the technology-mediated exchanges and transactions between parties, as well as to the electronically based intra- or inter-organisational activities that facilitate such exchanges (Rayport and Jaworski, 2003). It is generally considered a subcategory of e-Business (Jelassi and Enders, 2004; Timmers, 2005) and sometimes the two terms are used interchangeably (CIPS: Electronic Commerce and e-Business).

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e-Commerce references (4 of up to 20) *

• Brynjolfsson, E., Hu, Y. and Smith, M.D. (2006) From Niches to Riches: The Anatomy of the Long Tail. Sloan Management Review, Vol. 47(4), pp. 67-71.
• BusinessLink (2011) E-Commerce. Gov.uk Web Portal. [online] Available at: www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073866263 [Accessed 20 November 2011].
• Curran, K., McCartney, D. and Elder, K. (2006) The Power of Long Tail. Journal of Information Technology Impact, Vol. 6(3), pp. 129-134.
• Evans, B. (2014) Why Amazon Has No Profits (And Why It Works). Retrieved at: http://ben-evans.com

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