03787nam 22006494a 450 991081364450332120200520144314.01-351-15598-91-281-09725-X97866110972570-7546-8122-X(CKB)1000000000407072(EBL)429599(OCoLC)437113448(SSID)ssj0000176983(PQKBManifestationID)11922913(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176983(PQKBWorkID)10210248(PQKB)11413522(MiAaPQ)EBC429599(Au-PeEL)EBL429599(CaPaEBR)ebr10211163(CaONFJC)MIL109725(EXLCZ)99100000000040707220060320d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImpact of e-commerce on consumers and small firms /edited by Salvatore Zappala and Colin Gray1st ed.Aldershot, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20061 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7546-4416-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Colin Gray and Salvatore Zappala -- 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 Zappala 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 Zappala -- 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 Zappala and Colin Gray.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.Electronic commerceInternet marketingSmall businessComputer networksConsumer behaviorElectronic commerce.Internet marketing.Small businessComputer networks.Consumer behavior.381/.142Zappala Salvatore149667Gray Colin881624MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813644503321Impact of e-commerce on consumers and small firms4082646UNINA