Identifying the Factors that Lead to a Successful Intermediary in Electronic Commerce

2010 ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
Margaret Jackson ◽  
Marita Shelly
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Financial Intermediaries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
On Line ◽  
Payment Mechanisms

The Internet has changed the way we interact with others in both our business and personal spheres. Electronic commerce has developed beyond buying and selling of goods electronically. It is now leading to new online intermediaries such as aggregators of information, peer-to-peer and social networking sites which allow sharing between individuals without the need for commercial service providers, and new on-line payment mechanisms such as BPAY in Australia, which provide additional services to those from existing credit providers. Using a case study approach, this chapter explores the factors that have led to the success of financial intermediaries and in particular, BPAY Ltd.

Internet Shopping Model and Customer Perceptions

2004 ◽  
pp. 226-242
Author(s):  
Xianzhong Mark Xu ◽  
Martyn Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Internet Shopping ◽  
Customer Perceptions ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Growth Area ◽  
Business To Consumer ◽  
The U.S

A major growth area in electronic commerce (EC) is organisations that directly interact with their customers (Business to Consumer EC). The supermarket sector is at the forefront of this development. However, it has been widely reported that e-tailing for grocery shopping, e.g., Webvan, particularly in the U.S., has not been successful. Little empirical evidence is documented to reveal whether customers’ shopping patterns have significantly changed toward Internet shopping. By using a case study approach and a questionnaire survey, this study reports the Internet shopping models adopted by the major U.K. supermarkets, and examines consumer shopping behaviour and their attitudes toward the Internet for grocery shopping.

scholarly journals Adult Learners’ Perceptions Of Using Social Networking Tools In Their Learning Processes

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Auma Ochola ◽  
Dorothy Omollo ◽  
Norbert Basweti
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Study Approach

Social networks are increasingly gaining importance in higher education by offering learners opportunity to virtually interact with colleagues and lecturers. The ability to leverage Social Networking Sites (SNS) for meaningful learning activities has the potential to benefit the modern adult learner who has to balance a career, family obligations, and the goals of attending college. This paper is a case study that highlights the use of Google Plus and Whatsup in the learning processes of MBA students at the University of Nairobi. The participants of this study were drawn from the MBA evening class of 500 students between ages 19 and49 years. The research used a single quantitative and qualitative case study approach to explore the benefits associated with incorporating social networking functionalities within an adult’s learning experience; the preferred social networking sites and why? Adult learners experiences in utilizing social networking services; the pros and cons of using the social networks in learning. The findings reveal positive uptake with a few challenges including: computer illiteracy, resistance to new technology, concerns for privacy and information overload from lecturers’ posts.

Internet Shopping Model and Customer Perceptions

2004 ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Xianzhong M. Xu ◽  
Martyn Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Internet Shopping ◽  
Customer Perceptions ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Growth Area ◽  
Business To Consumer ◽  
The U.S

A major growth area in electronic commerce (EC) is organisations that directly interact with their customers (Business to Consumer EC). The supermarket sector is at the forefront of this development. However, it has been widely reported that e-retailing for grocery shopping, for example, Webvan, particularly in the U.S., has not been successful. Little empirical evidence is documented to reveal whether customers shopping patterns have significantly changed toward Internet shopping. By using a case study approach and a questionnaire survey, this study reports the Internet shopping models adopted by the major UK supermarkets, and examines consumer shopping behaviour and their attitudes toward the Internet for grocery shopping.

scholarly journals Development of a Measure: Reasons of Social Networking Sites Use

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Samira Ranaiey ◽  
Mohammad Reza Taghavi ◽  
Mohammad Ali Goodarzi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Total Variance ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
The Internet

<p class="zhengwen">Because of increased attention to PIU (Problematic Internet Use), some measure had been made, but they seem to be</p><p class="zhengwen">Inadequate, due to new issue of the internet interactions. Therefore the necessity and importance of</p><p class="zhengwen">Standard, valid and reliable tools to assess PIU and the related behaviors are clear.</p>This paper presents results of a study that develops a measure of Reasons of Using Social Networking Sites (S.N.S). The reasons were based on an article by Morahan – Martin and Schumacher. The reasons were arranged as a questionnaire. This questionnaire was completed by 156 volunteer students of Shiraz University. The results indicated that Reasons of S.N.S Use Scale is both reliable and valid. The result of factor analysis showed that two dimensions (Positive and Negative reasons of S.N.S use) explains total variance acceptably.

Older and Younger Job Seekers' Impression Management on LinkedIn

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Franciska Krings ◽  
Irina Gioaba ◽  
Michèle Kaufmann ◽  
Sabine Sczesny ◽  
Leslie Zebrowitz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Job Offers ◽  
Research Show

Abstract. The use of social networking sites such as LinkedIn in recruitment is ubiquitous. This practice may hold risks for older job seekers. Not having grown up using the internet and having learned how to use social media only in middle adulthood may render them less versed in online self-presentation than younger job seekers. Results of this research show some differences and many similarities between younger and older job seekers' impression management on their LinkedIn profiles. Nevertheless, independent of their impression management efforts, older job seekers received fewer job offers than younger job seekers. Only using a profile photo with a younger appearance reduced this bias. Implications for the role of job seeker age in online impression management and recruitment are discussed.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Nature of Internet Use among Adolescents in Vadodara (Gujarat)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janki Jhala ◽  
Renu Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Test Results

Internet has been a very facilitating medium and making lives easier for many of us. Internet is increasingly becoming a channel through which people, and especially adolescents, socialize and be in constant contact with their family, relatives and friends. More than a medium of acquiring knowledge, for adolescents, it has become a medium of expression of their implicit feelings and to know what is happening in their peer group. The current research aims to study the prevalence and nature of Internet use among adolescents. Population for the research included adolescents of Vadodara District in Gujarat. A total of 1657 adolescents were taken as the sample for the study. A survey research was conducted on 1657 adolescents using a self developed questionnaire along with Young’s Internet Addiction test. Results indicate that 44.8% of the participants are Average Users of the Internet, while 14.6% of the participants belong to the category of above average users of the Internet. The present study also shows that participants use the Internet mainly for social communication and social networking sites are the most commonly used sites on the Internet.

scholarly journals ANALISA YURIDIS PENYIMPANGAN PENEGAKAN HUKUM PADA KONFLIK LAHAN DI PROVINSI JAWA TIMUR

Arena Hukum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-66
Author(s):  
Teddy Putra ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Judicial Administration ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Corrupt Behavior

Abstract This paper examines the deviations of law enforcement in land conflicts in East Java based on the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia No.38/Pra.Pe /2015.PN.Sby (case of Notary Nora Maria Lidwina, SH). This empirical or socio legal research uses a case study approach. The results show that irregularities in law enforcement in land conflicts by public service providers and law enforcement officials are generally based on corrupt behavior and violations of ethical codes, such as abuse of power, maladministration, case brokers, accepting bribes from certain parties, violence, intervening in cases, and other human rights violations. Mitigation efforts are improving the law enforcement officers isntitutions; improving the judicial administration and justice management systems; imposing strict sanctions; conducting supervision; conducting a transparent service and treatment; socializing anti-corruption movement; and creating an anti-corruption culture and excellent public services.

scholarly journals Cyberethics of Business Social Networking

2012 ◽  
pp. 314-338
Author(s):  
Dário Elias Félix Oliveira Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Initial Letter ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Marketing Model ◽  
On Line ◽  
Problem Characteristic

The digital technologies open a virtual world where making successful business over the Internet and especially on social networks imply unusual ethical dilemmas. This chapter will seek to handle this problem, characteristic of the information age, highlighting ethical challenges surrounding the participation in a new electronic dimension which quickly became ubiquitous. In the same line of the marketing model entitled “Marketing-mix”1, a new mnemonical model is presented. This model will be designated as “Cyberethics2-mix”, and is composed by four elements, all of them having the initial letter “P”. These elements represent the following ethical issues that should be carefully taken into account when practicing business on the Internet: Property of intellectual rights over digitized contents; Precision of the content and data made available on the www 3; Possibility to access the on-line information flow; Privacy of personal data on Internet networking /

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