00000cmm a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862054099 Buklod 20170209131438.0 g||| | || || ta 170209s2011 enk u eng d 9780511488603 (ebook) (iLib)UPBAG-00023232062 DLC DML BAG rda eng ML-ebook Global e-commerce [electronic resource] impacts of national environment and policy edited by Kenneth L. Kraemer [and three others]. Cambridge Cambridge University Press [2006] 1 online resource (468 pages) illustrations text txt rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier IP-based subscription, on-campus, and remote access available via OpenAthens. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPB University Library website. Are the Internet and e-commerce truly revolutionizing business practice? This book explodes the transformation myth by demonstrating that the Internet and e-commerce are in fact being adapted by firms to reinforce their existing relationships with customers, suppliers, and business partners. Detailed case studies of eight countries show that, rather than creating a borderless global economy, e-commerce strongly reflects existing local patterns of commerce, business, and consumer preference, and its impact therefore varies greatly by country. Paradoxically, while e-commerce is increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of firms, it is also increasing the complexity of their environments as they have to deal with more business partners and also face greater competition from other firms. This incisive analysis of the diffusion and impact of e-business provides academic researchers, graduates, and MBA students with a solid basis for understanding its likely evolution. Electronic reproduction. New York Cambridge 2011. Available via World Wide Web through Cambridge. Electronic commerce Evaluation. Electronic commerce. Globalization. Electronic books. Kraemer, Kenneth L. editor. Dedrick, Jason editor. Melville, Nigel P. editor. Zhu, Kevin editor. Available for University of the Philippines Baguio via Cambridge. Click here to access https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511488603 (viewed 04 August 2022) FO Monograph UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ML-ebook Electronic Resource