... 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...

... provide value for the customer where ASPs failed. Rather than being developed in a vacuum, divorced from any practical application, Web services must be seen as a natural evolution to the commercial application of the Internet. The Internet has evolved from other computing paradigms, integrating...

... invention process begins with a perceived problem or need; extends through research, development, and commercialization of a possible solution; includes diffusion and adoption; and reaches its consequences (Rogers, 1983). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Internet Communication...

... and ASP sectors in particular. Suggestions are made as to how such third parties can successfully add value to the Web services domain. Web services are defined by Fensel and Bussler (2002) as “software objects that can be assembled over the Internet using standard protocols to perform functions...

... a complete business application, such as stock control, manufacturing, HRM, and CRM, and ERP. This is the traditional marketplace for the application service provider (ASP). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Internet Information systems Small to medium‐sized enterprises Service...

...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...