... on research conducted for almost ten years using the case study approach. Data were gathered through more than 100 interviews with Japanese firms and through analyses of published sources. Findings The paper finds that growth in mobile internet services required agreements on multiple interface standards...

.... H2b. Perceived potential value has a stronger positive effect on adoption intention for firms at the advanced level. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Electronic commerce Internet Innovation Small enterprises Many innovation researchers have focused...

... participation through continuous contribution, internet‐based discourse, and shared representations about OSS systems (Scacchi, 2003). The system and online communication thus fit each other. Talking about OSS projects as communities‐of‐practice has important implications for understanding the factors...

...David Gilbert; Liz Lee‐Kelley; Maya Barton Mobile Internet technology (MIT) is an extension of the Internet beyond the static terminal of the personal computer or television. It has been forecasted that by the end of 2005, there will be almost 500 million users of mobile m‐commerce, generating more...

... in the economy. These actors then need to agree upon an efficient pricing contract to be able to charge. As an effect, the direction of revenue in the transaction may not be self‐evident, turning previous customers into suppliers and vice versa. The paper presents data from the mobile Internet market to validate...

... such as concept testing can be instrumental in reducing the risks and uncertainties associated with new products. This paper explores whether a widely used concept testing method can be used to evaluate new Internet initiatives. It presents an empirical study based on a longitudinal survey that involves both...

... planning based upon Molina’s sociotechnical constituency approach and the diamond of alignment is introduced. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Sociotechnics Internet Business strategy Models E‐commerce has entered the realm of buzzwords associated with major industrial and business upheavals...

...Adam P. Vrechopoulos; George J. Siomkos; Georgios I. Doukidis This paper aims at developing profiles of consumers who have already conducted shopping through the Internet and of those who are interested to adopt Internet shopping as an innovation. Based on the theories and processes of consumer...