...Aslihan E. Bozcuk Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the sophistication of internet financial reporting (IFR) for Turkish listed firms and explore firm‐specific drivers. Design/methodology/approach The study surveys the web sites of all firms listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange...

...Ahmed El‐Masry; Omneya Abdelsalam; Ahmed El‐Masry Purpose This study seeks to provide valuable new insight into the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (TCIR) by a sample of Irish‐listed companies. Design/methodology/approach The authors apply an updated version of Abdelsalam et al...

...Krishnan Dandapani; Krishnan Dandapani; Gordon V. Karels; Edward R. Lawrence Purpose Existing empirical evidence indicates internet banks worldwide have underperformed newly chartered traditional banks mainly because of their higher overhead costs. The purpose of this paper is to examine...

... markets Electronic commerce Internet Stocks and shares Stock prices Generation and dissemination of information The internet serves as an excellent tool for investors, allowing them to easily and inexpensively research investment opportunities. But the internet is also an excellent tool...

... on controlling the burden. Research limitations/implications A larger sample size would have been preferable and non‐availability of data limited the scope of the study. Continuing studies could explore the performance of Internet channels of existing brick and mortar banks. Practical implications...

... to bookbuilding, or possibly through some hybrid type of offering in which individual investors play a larger role in price discovery, via the internet, and shares are allocated through both the internet auction and traditional bookbuilding. Originality/value Managers considering an initial public offering...

...M. Anaam Hashmi; Turgut Guvenli Outlines the technological problems which make it hard to deliver high quality video over the internet, e.g. insufficient bandwidth, clients’ machines etc.; and considers how they might be solved. Describes how digital video, audio presentations and animations can...

...Fahri Karakaya; Earl T. Charlton Tabulates the numbers of internet users in various countries and assesses the size of the e‐commerce economy in the USA. Discusses the reasons why consumers use the internet, the issues of customer service and product delivery/return, what they buy online and how...

...W.S Hopwood; D. Sinason; R.R Tucker Emphasizes that although electronic commerce continues to grow, with it come many problems including the worry of security over the Internet. Presents a systematic approach to developing and continuously improving Web security systems — allowing for enterprise...