... scalable IT‐related capabilities are provided as a service using Internet technologies to multiple external customers” (Plummer et al., 2008, p. 3). According to Leimeister et al. (2010) various researchers refer to cloud computing as a new paradigm and emerging technology (e.g. see...

... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Internet Procurement Communication technologies Information systems Benefits This paper presents and categorises electronic procurement benefits identified in four case companies from the information technology (IT)/hi‐tech and electronic components...

...Amir M. Sharif Purpose This purpose of this paper is to discuss the emerging IT platform of cloud computing. Design/methodology/approach This paper identifies where and how this has developed in terms of the collision between internet and enterprise computing paradigms – and hence why cloud...

... as an advantage by some since it improves the bargaining position of the buyer. Dealing closely with a small number of suppliers may reduce transaction costs and risk, but such costs and risks have been significantly reduced by the development of internet based e‐marketplaces where the market absorbs a high...

...Khong Sin Tan; Siong Choy Chong; Binshan Lin; Uchenna Cyril Eze Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the demographic characteristics of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with regards to their patterns of internet‐based information and communications technology (ICT) adoption...

... to significant factors such as employees using e‐mails for their own purposes, too much junk e‐mails and e‐mail starting to be a mean of constant interruption and distraction (F1, F3, F4). Electronic commerce Internet Small to medium‐sized enterprises Denmark Australia Small and medium‐size...

... and explore reasons behind such variations. Design/methodology/approach Preliminary studies were conducted in both Australia and Singapore prior to a cross‐country survey, which collected the perceptions of small businesses about their experience with internet‐based EC. Multiple regression analysis...

...Norman P. Archer; Eva‐Maria Kern; Wolfgang Kersten Purpose The purpose of this article is to introduce a framework for internet supported inter‐organizational product development, which enables companies to efficiently configure their development processes according to their needs. Design...

...Marianna Sigala Purpose The purpose of the paper is to show that research on the internet's impact on B2B inter‐firm relations is limited, while findings are anecdotal and sometimes contradictory. This study investigates inter‐firm relations amongst Business Travel Management (BTM) firms...

..., does not suffice when managing websites due to the uncertainty of internet users' behaviour. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses rough, or fuzzy, sets as the framework to introduce a website management strategy based on a user's stated preference. This mathematical approach allows...

... for managing content and enabling searching for content over the internet. Findings The author has used the proposed model both before and after joining academia a few years ago. The model works fine with some tune‐up from one case to another. Research limitations/implications As this is ongoing...

...Kyle Kucera; Michel Plaisent; Prosper Bernard; Lassana Maguiraga Purpose Spyware is a controversial software technology that allows the surreptitious collection of personal information from computers linked to the internet. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of spyware...

... enough to motivate this normally apathetic demographic to participate in the election process. Originality/value This study explores adoption of internet voting by young citizens. An understanding of the factors that influence this demographics' intention to use e‐voting systems can be used...

... for examining a system at this level of granularity. Practical implications By joining public and private activities in one system, and by creating an infrastructure for the expansion of e‐government as the population transfers its activity to the internet, Gorod suggests a viable means for bringing e...

...Marinos Themistocleous; Michael Roseman; Peter Loos; Seán de Búrca; Brian Fynes; Donna Marshall Purpose This article proposes examining how small to medium‐sized organisations (SMEs) are responding to the challenge of harnessing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and internet technologies...

...Pauline Ratnasingam The Internet has accelerated the adoption of collaborative commerce among businesses to form Web services. Web services refer to modular Internet‐based business functions that perform specific business tasks to facilitate business interactions within and beyond the organization...

... has been described as the next‐generation of service‐oriented Internet applications (Clark, 2002). In order to contribute to the development of Web services, comparing the Web services architecture and its precursors both from a technical and business computing perspective. Definitions of Web services...

.... These are: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Electronic commerce Internet Value chain Business has utilised technology since the beginnings of commerce. By the 1970s companies began to increasingly incorporate advanced IT in their business models. From the 1980s onwards, advanced...

... critical systems to this new way of working (Currie and Seltsikas, 2001). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Internet Service systems Information systems Considerable interest is currently being shown by a wide range of organizations in the deployment of Web services...

... readiness, innovation‐needs fit readiness, technological skills readiness, and financial resources readiness. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Internet Communication technologies Innovation Information and information‐based technologies increasingly play a pivotal role in shaping...