Impact of e-commerce on consumers and small firms [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Salvatore Zappalà and Colin Gray

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451304203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2006
• ISBN: 1-351-15598-9; 1-281-09725-X; 9786611097257; 0-7546-8122-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ZappalàSalvatore; GrayColin
• Disciplina: 381/.142
• Soggetti: Electronic commerce; Internet marketing; Small business - Computer networks; Consumer behavior; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Colin Gray and Salvatore Zappalà -- Stage models of ICT adoption in small firms / Colin Gray -- Social influence and diffusion of innovations in education / Carlo Tomasetto and Felice Carugati -- Climate for innovation, attitudes to Internet and ICT adoption in small firms / Salvatore Zappalà and Guido Sarchielli -- Changing leadership cultures in e-commerce service industry / Mikko J. Ruohonen -- E-business and small firms in London / Jane Tebbutt -- The value of Internet forums to small rural businesses / Robert Mochrie, Laura Galloway and David Deakins -- E-business and the work organization in craft enterprises / Sabine Wendt, Tatjana Grek and Lothar Lissner -- Internet marketing and the Portuguese marketplace / Rute Xavier and Francisco Costa Pereira -- E-marketing adoption in organizations / Abdel Monim Shaltoni -- World wide markets and the World Wide Web : problems and possibilities for small businesses / Heather Fulford -- Website usability : cognitive versus activity theory approaches / Elvis ; Mazzoni -- Consumption on the Internet / Laura Sartori -- Affective states, purchase intention and perceived risk in online shopping / Elfriede Penz and Erich M. Kirchler -- Risk perception in online shopping / Marco G. Mariani and Salvatore Zappalà -- The fun side of the Internet / Daniele Scarpi -- Risk perception as a motivational barrier for online purchasing / Annamaria S. de Rosa, Elena Bocci and Sara Saurini -- Conclusions : common themes and future perspectives / Salvatore Zappalà and Colin Gray.
• Sommario/riassunto: This publication deals with the impact of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) on small businesses and consumers. Its coverage includes the adoption of ICT by small firms; the use of ICT applications to support marketing and sales transactions; and the factors that influence consumers' online purchasing decisions.