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The Definition Dilemma of E-Commerce

The Definition Dilemma of E-Commerce

Aileen Cater-Steel, Shelly Grist
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781591405757|ISBN10: 1591405750|EISBN13: 9781591407911
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch027
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Cater-Steel, Aileen, and Shelly Grist. "The Definition Dilemma of E-Commerce." Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, et al., IGI Global, 2005, pp. 151-158. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch027

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Cater-Steel, A. & Grist, S. (2005). The Definition Dilemma of E-Commerce. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor, & X. Yu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology (pp. 151-158). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch027

Chicago

Cater-Steel, Aileen, and Shelly Grist. "The Definition Dilemma of E-Commerce." In Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor, and Xinghuo Yu, 151-158. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch027

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Abstract

There is confusion among researchers, practitioners and policymakers about the meaning of terms such as e-commerce, and small and medium enterprise (SME) (Krochmal, 1998; Mesenbourg, 2001; Poon, 2002; Xydias-Lobo & Jones, 2003). The lack of standard, universally adopted definitions presents a challenge to researchers and leads to inaccurate comparisons of rates of adoption. This article provides an analysis of various popular definitions of e-commerce and highlights the distinctions between them. A classification system is proposed and applied using examples of e-commerce transactions. Recommendations are provided which should prove helpful for researchers and practitioners interested in developing regional communities with information and communication technology.

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