With the advent of e-business, organizations have been fundamentally changing the way they do their business. From business operation to managerial control to corporate strategy, e-business has become an integral part in organizations. As e-business evolution continues with emerging technologies and business models, a solid understanding of e-business innovation, process, and strategy proves invaluable for the successful e-business development and management. E-Business Innovation and Process Management provides researchers, professionals, and educators with the most current research on e-business trends, technologies, and practices. The book is divided into five segments: Section I, which discusses various e-business models; Section II, which addresses e-business strategies and consumer behavior model; Section III, which discusses e-business process modeling and practices; Section IV, which evaluates various electronic communication adoption and service provider strategies; and Section IV, which addresses privacy policies and implementation issues.
E-business research is currently one of the most active research areas. With the rapid advancement in information technologies, e-business is growing in significance and is having a direct impact upon ways of doing business. As e-business becomes one of the most important areas in organizations, researchers and practitioners need to understand the implications of many technological and organizational changes taking place. Advances in E-Business Research: E-Business Innovation and Process Management provides researchers and practitioners with valuable information on recent advances and developments in emerging e-business models and technologies. This book covers a variety of topics, such as e-business models, e-business strategies, online consumer behavior, e-business process modeling and practices, electronic communication adoption and service provider strategies, privacy policies, and implementation issues.