E-business in the 21st century: realities, challenges, and outlook

Introduction

Contents

Section 1. Overview of Current Status of E-Business

Chapter 1. Overview-Part I: Foundation of E-business and E-business Technologies / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus

Chapter 2. Overview-Part II: B2C, B2B and Other Types of E-business / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus

Section 2. Studies of E-Business Issues and Challenges

Chapter 3. Factors Influencing Online Auction Adoption: A China Study / Mohammed Quaddus / Jun Xu

Chapter 4. Factors Influencing Online Advertising: A National Survey Among Small & Medium Enterprises in Australia / Jan Heiligtag / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus|97

Chapter 5. E-learning in Emerging Countries: Case Studies of Republic of Tunisia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and People's Democratic Republic of Algeria / Imed Ben Dhaou / Foudil Abdessemed

Chapter 6. Consumers' Adoption of Electronic Ticketing: An Application in the Air Travel Industry in Tunisia / Anis Allagui / Mohamed Slim Ben Mimoun

Chapter 7. Success Factors of E-tailing: A China Study / Weibing Xuan / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus

Chapter 8. A Framework for Business-to-Business E-commerce Evaluation Challenges and Critical Success Factors / Chad Lin / Yu-An Huang

Chapter 9. The Diffusion of Web 2.0 Platforms: The Problem of Oscillating Degrees of Utilization / Tobias Kollmann / Christoph Stöckmann / Carsten Schröer

Chapter 10. Application of Wireless Technologies in Mobile Business / Xiangzhu Gao

Chapter 11. Theories and Factors Affecting Electronic Commerce Adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Review / Sabah Al-Somali / Roya Gholami / Ben Clegg

Chapter 12. Factors of Commercial Website Success in Small and Medium Enterprises: An Indonesian Study / Vera Pujani / JunXu / Mohammed Quaddus

Chapter 13. E-commerce Adoption in Small Enterprises: An Australian Study / Jahjah Hallal / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus

Section 3. Outlook of E-Business

Chapter 14. Future of E-business, Success Factors and E-business Opportunities / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus

Chapter 15. Achieving Sustainable E-business Success: Development and Application of a Model of E-business Adoption, Success and Sustainable Success / Jun Xu / Mohammed Quaddus