Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy (3 Volumes): 9781615206117: Business & Management Books

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781615206117

EISBN13: 9781615206124

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-611-7

Description:

As globalization and competition pose new opportunities and challenges, firms strive to discover effective and efficient e-business models and applications to contribute to their sustainability, growth, and innovation.

The Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy creates a repository for educators, researchers, and industry professionals to collaborate and discuss their research ideas, theories, practical experiences, challenges, and opportunities, while presenting tools and techniques in all aspects of e-business development and management in the digital economy. As the first and most comprehensive book to present aspects from the research, industry, managerial, and technical sides of e-business, this collection appeals to policy-makers, e-business application developers, market researchers, managers, researchers, professors, and undergraduate/graduate students in various academic disciplines.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

E-Business Management
E-Business Models
E-Business Planning and Performance Evaluation
E-business strategies
E-Business System Development
E-Marketplaces
Mobile Commerce
Online Consumer Behavior
Theoretical Foundations of E-Business
Web Services and E-Business Process Integration

Search this Book:

Reset

Indexing

Reviews

The work's 234 authors include scholars and expert practitioners from every continent save Antarctica, and represent a truly global view of e-business. [...] This encyclopedia will be most useful for the publisher's intended audience of 'academicians, researchers and industry practitioners' who are interested in research in the field of e-business.

– Kristen Gibson, Reference Librarian, Wittenberg University, USA, Reference Reviews, Volume 25, Issue 1, 2011

The Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy is an excellent collection of the latest research and practices associated with e-business theories, strategies, management, technologies, applications, and trends. This encyclopedia is the first comprehensive book that presents aspects from the research, industry, managerial, and technical sides of e-business.

– In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA

In Lee is a professor in the School of Computer Sciences at the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University in the US. He is a two-time winner of the Research Excellence Award in the College of Business and Technology at WIU and is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of E-Business Research. He has published his research in such journals as Communications of the ACM, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, International Journal of Production Research, Decision Support Systems, Computers and Operations Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Business Horizons, Knowledge and Process Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Management Decision, Computers and Education, International Small Business Journal, Computers in Human Behavior, Business Process Management Journal, Computers and Industrial Engineering, and others. Prior to his academic career, he worked for a number of multinational corporations, as well as serving as a consultant for various government agencies and private organizations. His current research interests include web technology development and management, investment strategies for computing technologies, and mobile services. He received his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

All IGI Global Scientific Publishing content is archived via the CLOCKSS and LOCKSS initiative. Additionally, all IGI Global Scientific Publishing published content is available in the IGI Global Scientific Publishing InfoSci® platform.

We are committed to continually improving our platform to meet WCAG standards. We have used automated scans as well as manual review to identify and resolve compatibility issues. Our goal is to ensure all of our content is easily accessible to all users.

Current Accessibility Implementations
Screen reader compatible web pages with properly labeled elements.
Text alternatives for non-text content so it can be changed into large print, braille, speech, symbols, or simpler language.
User interface can be navigated using only a keyboard - no keyboard traps.
Consistent navigation on all web pages.
Meaningful section heading are used to organize content in a logical manner.
Logical focus order of elements on each web page.
No web pages contain any flashing, or design elements that are known to cause seizures or physical reactions.
Text has high contrast, with a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.
Responsive design, with text that can be resized without loss of content or functionality.

Learn More