E-business In China Research Articles

The Quality Factors on Consumer Satisfaction and Continued Use Intention in Fresh Product E-Business in China

The Quality Factors on Consumer Satisfaction and Continued Use Intention in Fresh Product E-Business in China

New growth in cross-border E-business: evidence from gray forecasting to cross-border E-business in China

PurposeThis paper delves into cross-border E-business, unraveling its intricate dynamics and forecasting its future trajectory.Design/methodology/approachThis paper projects the prospective market size of cross-border E-business in China for the year 2023 using the GM (1,1) gray forecasting model. Furthermore, to enhance the analysis, the paper attempts to simulate and forecast the size of China’s cross-border E-business sector using the GM (1,3) gray model. This extended model considers not only the historical trends of cross-border E-business but also the growth patterns of GDP and the digital economy.FindingsThe forecast indicates a market size of 18,760 to 18,934 billion RMB in 2023, aligning with the consistent growth observed in previous years. This suggests a sustained positive trajectory for cross-border E-business.Originality/valueCross-border e-commerce critically shapes China’s global integration and traditional industry development. The research in this paper provides insights beyond statistical trends, contributing to a nuanced understanding of the pivotal role played by cross-border e-commerce in shaping China’s economic future.

The evolutionary path of e-business in China - from imitation to innovation

The evolutionary path of e-business in China - from imitation to innovation

Analysis of the new models of E-business in China

Analysis of the new models of E-business in China

Understanding the roles of institutional pressures and organizational innovativeness in contextualized transformation toward e-business: Evidence from agricultural firms

E-business is of increasing significance in promoting agricultural economic development and restructuring and upgrading, yet agricultural firms’ transformation toward e-business in China is at a low level. To gain insights to why and how agricultural firms intend to accept or resist the revolutionary innovation of e-business, this study draws on the perspective of institutional theory and organizational innovativeness to develop an integrative model to fathom factors affecting transformation to e-business in agricultural firms in China. By analyzing the impacts of institutional pressures on perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and subsequent e-business transformation intention, the empirical results indicate that mimetic pressure, coercive pressure, and normative pressure have different levels of positive effects on perceived benefits; normative pressure has a significantly negative impact on perceived barriers, while mimetic pressure and coercive pressure have no significant effect on perceived barriers. Perceived benefits and organizational innovativeness have significantly positive impacts on e-business transformation intention, while perceived barriers have no significant effect. Perceived benefits play a partial mediating role between institutional pressures and e-business transformation intention.

Potentials and Perils of E-Business in China

The E-business market in China is growing at an exponential rate. In 2013, the business volume is expected to reach $285 billion which surpasses the level in the U.S. As a result, there is a gold rush to China to participate in the market. This article discusses the potential but also points out the perils. This paper also focuses on the competition in the Chinese E-business market, and reveals that the Chinese online business is almost completely monopolized by only one seller, Taobao, which accounts for 81.2% of the whole E-business market. This article further considers the tax burden of the Internet commerce transaction which found that the Chinese government imposes a value-added tax at a rate of 17%. This rate is much higher than the sales tax rate at 7% in the U.S. Additionally, this article investigates the problem of counterfeited products and infringement of intellectual property rights. It discovered that this problem is rampant in China. The losses in international trade amount to $360 billion a year. Eighty percent of the counterfeited products were originated in China. The problem is extremely serious. Moreover, this article offers many planning strategies for operating an E-business in China. Despite the perils, this article concludes that the benefits of running an E-business in China outweigh the risks.

Moderating Role of Ownership Type in the Relationship between Market Orientation and Supply Chain Integration in E-Business in China

Integrating supply chain processes in e-business in emerging and transitional economies has attracted considerable attention from practitioners and researchers. Based on the theory of market orientation (MO) and the institution-based perspective, this paper investigates the effect of MO on supply chain integration (SCI) in e-business and examines the moderating role of ownership type in the relationship between MO and SCI in China. The results of a survey of 229 firms suggest that the MO dimensions have different effects on the supply and the demand process integration in e-business. Moreover, ownership type moderates the relationship between MO and SCI. Implications and suggestions for future research are likewise discussed.

The Moderating Role of Ownership Type in the Relationship between Market Orientation and Supply Chain Integration in E-Business in China

Integrating supply chain processes in e-business in emerging and transitional economies has elicited considerable attention from practitioners and researchers. Based on the theory of market orientation and the institution-based perspective, this study investigates the effect of market orientation on supply chain integration (SCI) in e-business and examines the moderating role of ownership type in the relationships between market orientation and SCI in China. The results of a survey of 229 firms suggest that the dimensions of market orientation have different effects on the supply and the demand process integration in e-business. In addition, ownership type moderates the relationships between market orientation and SCI. Implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

Empirical Research on the Evolution of Consumers' Trust in B2C E-business in China

Extant studies have not yet combined trust and satisfaction with loyalty theoretically over the longitudinal stages. Little empirical studies have addressed how trust evolves over time, which results in the sparse insight about how trust beliefs changes at multiple stages. This paper conceptualizes the dynamics of trust building by identifying the constructs that contribute to changing trust-related beliefs from pre-purchase preparation stage, to post-purchase interaction, and then to relationship commitment. The dynamic model is tested through three-phase lab and online experiments. The empirical research results show that, online consumers’ trusting intention at pre-purchase preparation stage significantly positively affects their satisfaction at post-purchase interaction stage, which indirectly positively affects their e-loyalty at last, almost completely mediated by their relationship commitment to the B2C e-vendor. During the process by which consumers’ trust evolves over time, integrity, ability and benevolence beliefs are revised gradually and the new information (such as the level of satisfaction and e-loyalty) is integrated with the former beliefs to produce the new ones. Compared with former beliefs, satisfaction and e-loyalty have a higher effect on the new beliefs.

The Present Situation of and Prospects for E-Business in China

ABSTRACTAs e-business in China has evolved, it is being used in large-scale applications and is likely to maintain high levels of growth. China’s e-business also may take a leading role worldwide in the next five to ten years. Accordingly, e-business service is becoming a powerful engine for the development of e-business and commercial infrastructure in the information era. As the social and economic influences of e-business expand and deepen, a new commercial civilization rooted in an information-based economy is emerging. Building an institutional system that can adapt to the development of e-business is of key importance for shaping the future.

The Problems and Solutions of Logistics Policy regarding e-Business in China

The Problems and Solutions of Logistics Policy regarding e-Business in China

The Problems and Solutions of Logistics Infrastructure regarding e-Business in China

The Problems and Solutions of Logistics Infrastructure regarding e-Business in China

E-business Ecosystem and its Evolutionary Path: The Case of the Alibaba Group in China

The rapid growth of online consumers and e-business websites in China has attracted a large number of organizations to participate in the e-business industry; many of them have gone through several stages of evolution and aggregations. The purpose of this study is to apply the business ecosystem theory as the theoretical lens to explore the phenomenon of e-business growth in China. The Alibaba Group was chosen as a case to demonstrate the process by which a typical e-business ecosystem got shaped, developed, and matured. Four stages in the evolution path of Alibaba’s ecosystem and their respective characteristics are identified. The findings are useful for understanding the development of e-business in china. Implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed.

E-Business Law in China: Strengths and Weaknesses

With 123 million Internet users, China represents a phenomenal potential market for e-business. The astounding success of China in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) can be partially explained by a series of reforms of policies, regulations, and laws. Can the introduction of China's new electronic signatures law produce the same results for e-business in China? This paper analyses the electronic signatures law as a tool fashioned by Chinese lawmakers to encourage e-business growth in China as they encouraged FDI. We find that China has created an electronic signature law that mirrors the open, flexible, and ever-changing e-environment. The fact that the law is not technology-specific, but rather technology-neutral, allowing for technological advances, is one of its strong points. A negative aspect of the law is its lack of a set guideline for identification requirements for purchasers of a reliable electronic signature, more commonly known as a digital signature, from electronic certification service providers. Despite the few negative aspects, the electronic signatures law should encourage the development of e-business in China.

The Adoption of E-Business by Organizations in China: An Institutional Perspective

The Chinese e-business industry has a number of unusual features. Institutional factors such as strong nationalism, the state's entrenchment in the economy, political cognitive and political normative factors, regulative uncertainty, the role of professional associations, and the importance of business and social networks are deeply reflected in China's e-business development pattern. We argue that by approaching the Chinese e-business industry from the standpoint of institutional theory, we can capture these complex factors facilitating and hindering China's rapidly growing e-business industry. We thus employ an institutional perspective to explain the Chinese e-business landscape. In addition to advancing research on e-business in China, this paper also highlights several directions for future inquiry and implications for managers and policymakers.

An Analysis Human Resources of e-Business in China vs Korea

An Analysis Human Resources of e-Business in China vs Korea

BOL China

BOL China was part of the German group Bertelsmann, one of the biggest media groups in the world. The company was the pioneer of e-business in China with the establishment of Bertelsmann on Line (BOL China). The case presents the situation of the company after one year of operations and relates the difficulties of starting an e-business when the infrastructure of the country was limited. It describes the characteristics of e-business and the demands it posed in terms of strategy and operations. Finally, the case also explores the design of a performance measurement system for the e-business, using the Balanced Score-card as a model.