and comprehensive realization of the multiple aspects that facilitate and determine e-commerce, in this paper we present an explanatory theoretical model for e-commerce initiatives, developed under a qualitative Grounded Theory approach [Strauss & Corbin, 1990]. The conducted work led to the identification

Information Systems, and other academic journals. Professor Dehning’s work experi-ence is in insurance and as an accounting information systems consultant for small businesses. VERNON J. RICHARDSON is an Associate Professor and KPMG Faculty Scholar in the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Professor Richardson received his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. His research considers the effect of the Internet and the New Economy on both account-ing and information systems. His research interests include the value relevance of intangible assets and information technology investments. Professor Richardson has

Electronic Commerce is concerned with conducting business transactions electronically using information and communication technologies. In this globalization era, many organisations in various countries have rapidly adopted e-Commerce to enable efficient trading with other organisations located

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E-fulfillment is the physical delivery of those real orders in the virtual world. E-retailing should be understood as a service that delivers different goods, ordered through the Internet (as well as fax or phone), to a place defined by the customer. In this context e-shopping is a form of virtual

This paper explores the dynamics of information- and knowledge-based activities in one of the worldâs leading foreign exchange banks and its development of an innovative online trading system. These activities are analyzed using the framework of âthe knowing organization,â which postulates that learning and innovation in organizations result from managing holistically the activities of sensemaking, knowledge creation, and decision-making (Choo 1998, 2002). In sensemaking, project members at the bank were driven by their shared beliefs about the competition, customers and technology to enact the challenge of building an online dealing system. Knowledge creation focused on filling perceived gaps, and involved both expanding non-traditional capabilities within the group and acquiring expertise from outside the group. Decision making at the enterprise level to approve the project was formal and procedural, while decision making at the operational level was open and entrepreneurial. As predicted by the model, the interactions between these activities were vital. The outcome of sensemaking provided the context for knowledge creation and decision making, while the results of knowledge creation provided expanded

The power of Web enablement is that geographical boundaries disappear for an enterprise. Thus, an E-commerce initiative can easily become a global E-commerce initiative. Nevertheless, before conducting E-business globally, Web-enabled enterprises must consider an array of international economic

F irms are undertaking growing numbers of e-commerce initiatives and increasingly making significant investments required to participate in the growing online market. However, empirical support for the benefits to firms from e-commerce is weaker than glowing accounts in the popular press, based

Blending diverse community capability for regional development: the case of an e-commerce initiative for local indigenous artists