Impact Of Electronic Commerce Research Articles

The Impact of Electronic Commerce on Consumer Satisfaction and Consumer Preferences for Retail Stores in Saudi Arabia

E-commerce or online shopping is becoming a vital method of shopping worldwide, and it has a huge effect on consumer choices. This paper aims to investigate the impact of e-commerce on consumer satisfaction and preference compared to retail stores in Saudi Arabia. The paper uses applied methods using structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses; an electronic questionnaire with 30 questions was disseminated among 839 Saudis. After testing the reliability and validity, the result showed that e-commerce has a significant positive impact on consumers’ satisfaction and preference compared to physical stores. This paper seeks out what customers need and want, which provides Saudi businesses with insights to grow their online stores and improve their offline stores in order to compete in the market. The study has some limitations that need to be considered for future studies.

The Impact of Electronic Commerce on China’s Energy Consumption

The rapid development of e-commerce in China in recent years has transformed China’s economic and social production landscape as well as people’s lifestyles. In addition, it has an increasing impact on China’s energy consumption. Based on Melitz [Econometrica, 2003, 71 (6), 1695–1725], this paper introduces the energy efficiency parameters to propose a theoretical analysis model, and performs theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of e-commerce on China’s energy consumption using panel data at the provincial level in China. This paper suggests that the development of e-commerce can significantly enhance China’s energy output efficiency, reduce energy consumption per unit of GDP, and curb the excessive growth of total energy consumption. Meanwhile, increased investment in energy conservation, technological progress, and optimized energy consumption structure can also help decrease China’s energy consumption per unit of GDP, thus decreasing environmental pollution. Finally, this paper proposes policy suggestions to lower energy consumption per unit of GDP and control the excessive growth of China’s total energy consumption. Compared with existing studies, the main contributions of this paper are as follows. First, because there are only a few studies on e-commerce and energy consumption, this paper further supplements and enriches relevant literature. Second, this paper proposes a theoretical model regarding the impact of e-commerce development on energy consumption, adding a new perspective to research. Third, there is a lack of adequate studies on the development of China’s e-commerce landscape. While using China’s e-commerce development index data at the provincial level, this paper sets up a panel data regression model and performs in-depth analysis of the impact of e-commerce development on China’s energy consumption.

The impact of electronic commerce on the Peruvian firms' revenue

Electronic commerce is a way of sale that has come to stay. It helps companies to overcome physical barriers, and in theory, it increases their sales. However, does electronic commerce have any impact on the firms' revenue? This research sought the answer by employing OLS and quantile regressions in a sample of 2164 Peruvian retail firms. The dataset was obtained through the INEI economic survey of 2019, which was the last one. For methodological purposes, electronic commerce was compared against the other sales channels employed by the studied firms. It was found that electronic commerce positively impacted the income in firms with more enormous revenues but was still low compared with traditional commerce forms.

El impacto del comercio electrónico en el turismo de Latinoamérica

La evolución de las nuevas tecnologías ha sido un elemento fundamental para la implementación del comercio electrónico en el turismo, ha tenido un impacto positivo y contribuye de manera significativa al PIB de la región. Permite un mejor proceso en la elección de contenido, la decisión efectiva en el flujo de las mercancías y las ventas. El objetivo principal de esta investigación es determinar el impacto del comercio electrónico en el turismo de Latinoamérica, en la cual se ha descrito las estrategias esenciales para el desarrollo de la economía, el impacto de los sitios webs, porque los usuarios prefieren realizar transacciones desde la comunidad de su hogar. De acuerdo con (Rivera & Rodríguez, 2016) el turismo mediante el comercio electrónico incluye la virtualización de todos los procesos y de la cadena de valor en el turismo, con el objetivo de maximizar la eficiencia de las empresas de este sector (Pérez, 2011) De esta manera mejora la operatividad y la gestión digital, mediante el desarrollo de estrategias que revolucionan todos los procesos del negocio, la cadena de valor y las relaciones con los clientes finales.

The Impact of Electronic Commerce on the Accounting Information System

The Impact of Electronic Commerce on the Accounting Information System

National official assurance systems for international trade in animals and animal products, with reference to the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health.

In the context of trade, national official assurance systems are the mechanism through which countries provide official assurance to other countries that their products are safe to trade. Regardless of the form in which it is conveyed, an official assurance, for the most part, is a statement from one competent authority to another about the conformity of a consignment with agreed requirements. Effectively, one government is providing a level of guarantee to the other government about matters such as the disease or pest status that exists nationally or regionally and/ or about the risk management activities that have been undertaken as relevant to the traded consignment. Accordingly, the degree of confidence that the importing competent authority has in the ethics, competence and capability of the exporting country's competent authority is central to how much trust the importing country places in the official assurances from the exporting country. The World Organisation for Animal Health Terrestrial Animal Health Code and Aquatic Animal Health Code (Section 5 of both) set out veterinary certificate requirements relating to animal health and zoonoses for both importing and exporting countries engaging in the trade of animals and animal products. These requirements are supplemented by the guidance developed by the Codex Committee on Food Inspection and Certification Systems, which covers the inspection and certification system requirements related to food safety and other non-health-related technical matters (e.g. composition, grade or organic status), as relevant to the international trade in food. This review discusses the need for countries to further align the form and content of their official assurance requirements with the relevant international standards and recommendations. It also notes, however, that there is currently a paucity of recommended standardised attestations. It highlights the increasing movement towards electronic certification and the potential this brings for further amalgamation of different certificate types and the coordination of border clearance processes. The basic components and principles that apply to national official assurance systems are identified and explained. Lastly, future trends and challenges for national official assurance systems, such as the impact of electronic commerce and regional distribution hubs, and the increasing recognition of containment zones and/or risk mitigations, such as treatments, are discussed.

The Impact of Electronic Commerce on Motivating the Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The study aimed to identify the impact of E-Commerce (regulations and legislations, infrastructure, manpower) on stimulating investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We applied the descriptive-analytical method for achieving the study objectives. The questionnaire was administered to collect the data that were then analyzed using the SPSS system to provide answers for related questions and hypotheses. A random sample of 250 volunteering investors was taken, and the number of respondents reached 202 respondents, which represents 81% of the study population. We found that there is a significant impact of E-Commerce on motivating the investment and the existence of a statistically significant correlation between the independent variables as a whole were confirmed. The study also finds a substantial impact of the age variable on the investment in the KSA at the level (α=0.05), and the differences emerge of the age group (31-40). A few recommendations are provided, such as intensifying the studies within the subject domain by using different research methods. Further, another recommendation is to conduct different practical scientific studies on the state level to develop a structured and gradual mechanism for converting 85% of the conventional retail sector to E-Commerce in accordance with the KSA vision in 2030.

Global Digital Trade and Implications for Trade Negotiation: Deciphering the Data Flows and Implications on Revenues Losses

There is a growing debate on the electronic commerce modes of deliveries, the core issue of the two-year moratorium and the extension of similar treatment of all digitisable products. Looking for similarity to Doha Round sectoral proposals, wherein also tariff elimination was at the core of negotiation. Therefore, this working paper seeks to provide answers for some pertinent questions that would help to bring clarity in further negotiations. One of the principal questions is the extent to which the elimination of tariff would influence trade in digitisable products. We have explored this question using imports data of WTO membership and non-WTO members. Further, extending the analysis, we are also looking at implications for WTO member countries of the possible impact of electronic commerce on the traditional means of distribution of physical goods (WTO, 1998). The following questions: What is the global trend of digitisable products trade and the implication for Trade Negotiations, and Secondly, what is the extent of revenue losses across the WTO grouping? One major challenge is there are no mechanism to capture the fast vanishing commerce (trade) which is flowing through the internet and wires. It is established beyond doubt that a significant amount of commerce has shifted in the context of 30 digitisable products. The official data as recorded by the established practice is unable to account for and therefore is largely made available by private consultant firms. Some other challenges that would discussed are increasing necessity to built-in legitimate and official mechanisms that capture trade and data flows, at two levels custom-ports and at the micro-level capturing the financial flows of firms/merchant banks/transaction banks. The study would explore the possibility of expansion in the digitization across the manufacturing sector with the application of 3D printers and other enabling legislation. Further, the study clearly establishes that the developing and the LDCs are turned into prime markets for expansion of digitisable products exported by developed and other emerging markets. The developed countries and other emerging markets had the least impacts in terms of revenue losses based on the evidence in 2017.

Influence of electronic commerce on business performance: Evidence from e-commerce organisations in Harare, Zimbabwe

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of electronic commerce on business performance with specific focus on business organisations in Harare, Zimbabwe. This was achieved through investigating the relationship between e-commerce investment and indicators of business performance such as cost operations, service operations and profit levels. A structured questionnaire was developed and administered to 40 respondents from 10 e-commerce organisations. The study revealed that there was a positive relationship between e-commerce investment and business performance. It was revealed that an investment in e-commerce by organisations in Zimbabwe would increase profit levels, improve service operations and reduce transaction costs. The researchers recommended that organisations that have already adopted e-commerce should raise customer awareness and interest in e-commerce and promote the usage of the technology. They also recommended that policy makers such as the Government must take a leading role in the funding of education and the development of infrastructure in order to encourage more organizations and consumers to participate in e-commerce.Keywords: E-commerce, Business performance, Business organisations, Service operations, Cost operations

The Impact of Electronic Commerce on the Brand Value

Due to the increasing competition, the facilitation of accessibility along with the increasing importance of quality in the globalizing world the consumers’ brand perception has been re–formed. Since nowadays, almost everyone has access to the internet, companies are working hard on being preferred. But being preferred comes along with creating strong brands and brand values. In this sense, the impact of electronic commerce on the brand value has created an important study subject. This study is about how the concept of brand value in the mind of the consumer has been changed through electronic commerce. The effects of the rapidly developing electronic commerce industry on the customer’s brand value comprehension has been analyzed in this study while applied surveys and analysis results have been commented. It has been observed in the study that the customers’ attention and importance given to brands are increasing also based on the impact of electronic trade that should not be underestimated

Impact of Electronic Commerce on the Sporting Goods Market

With the popularization and application of the Internet, the growing popularity of online shopping in the coun- try, and e-commerce has made great progress, the future development of space is unlimited. The current rapid develop- ment of e-commerce, e-commerce development accurately grasp the current situation and future trends will help us avoid- ing disadvantages, to further promote the steady development of e-commerce. In various industries, e-commerce market- ing model is a new way. In this paper, the status quo of the sporting goods industry, through research on the current appli- cation of e-commerce sporting goods industry, the basic situation and empirical research on the purchase through e- commerce sporting goods consumers, e-commerce model analysis under the influence of many consumers to buy sporting goods factors, and propose targeted marketing strategies. Designed to guide enterprises to increase the number of domes- tic sporting goods e-commerce applications efforts to promote China's sports goods industry to enhance the overall per- formance and enhance overall competitiveness.

Taxation of Electronic Commerce and Developing Countries

The focus of this chapter will be to assess the potential impact that electronic commerce can have on the tax base of developing countries. The analysis will be done against the background of the existing rules on international taxation. Even before the advent of electronic commerce, the existing principles on international taxation have been lopsided in favour of the developed countries. Therefore, in analyzing the potential impact of electronic commerce on the tax base of developing countries, it is essential to come up with an appropriate model that will suit the peculiar circumstances of most developing countries. The fact remains that most developing countries are importers of digital products from developed countries. This means that, businesses based in these developed countries, can derive lots of profits from consumers of digital products in developing countries but these foreign businesses can escape taxation because the emergence of the internet has made it unnecessary for them to have permanent establishments in these developing countries.In order to prevent a situation akin to that of the interstate taxation of electronic commerce within the United States from happening in developing countries, it is necessary for developing countries to come up with proactive and creative strategies to protect their tax base from further erosion. It is suggested here that the best way to do that is to shift the focus from taxation of incomes and profits derived from electronic commerce to one based on consumption taxation.

ELEKTRONİK TİCARETİN TRANSFER FİYATLANDIRMAYA ETKİSİ

Along with globalization, the number of multinational companies which want to drive benefit from the advantages all over the world has increased significantly instead of companies which operates in a single country. One of the most important tools used by these companies to take advantages of tax differences in diferent countries is the application of transfer pricing between their subsidiaries. Multinatioanal companies use electronic commerce which consist of developments in the information and communication technologies in the process of new economy as a fundemental shopping method. In the other hand, multinational companies also use electronic commerce in order to facilitate the trasnfer pricing. This study aims to describe relationship between electronic commerce and transfer pricing. In this study, first the concepts of transfer pricing and electronic commerce is evaluated generally and then the impact of electronic commerce on transfer pricing is tackled. As a result, it has been conducted that the developments of electronic commerce make the transfer pricing easier and this situation make the work of tax authories much harder.

Taxation of Downloads in Comparative Law

This paper seeks to expose the origins and impacts of electronic commerce on tax revenues, especially with regard to services and intangibles good transferable via download, making an analysis of the international scenario. Therefore, portrays the rise of the internet and its popularization, highlighting the innovations brought by this new communication method, as well as the new possibilities of legal relations that emerged with the advent of the Internet. After that, examines more specifically the impact of electronic commerce on taxation, highlighting the difficulty of rendering the traditional laws on the facts in order to fill the hypothesis of incidence as well as the difficulty in inspecting the e-commerce, especially when dealing with intangibles. It is an analysis of each major international organizations, pointing out how and which works are being developed in order to give uniformity to international law. Finally, we analyze comparatively the position of the tax authorities of the most important markets (USA, European Union, China, Japan and Brazil) of electronic commerce.

The impact of electronic commerce on the supply chain

The impact of electronic commerce on the supply chain

Special issue on the impact of electronic commerce on supply chain

Special issue on the impact of electronic commerce on supply chain

Special issue on the impact of electronic commerce on supply chain

Special issue on the impact of electronic commerce on supply chain

Electronic commerce and supply chain integration: the case of the telecommunication equipment industry

Purpose – This paper presents an analysis of the impact of electronic commerce on firms in the telecommunications equipment industry.Design/methodology/approach – Using the OECD's value chain methodology, electronic commerce initiatives identified in the optical connectivity value chain were analyzed for each of the four layers of the chain, namely network operators, system integrators, assemblers and sub‐assemblers.Findings – The findings from our case studies indicate that electronic commerce initiatives primarily influence process and relational innovations through supply chain collaboration. The real benefits of electronic commerce come from end‐to‐end visibility in the supply chain, and from the implementation of demand‐pull strategies for all levels of the optical connectivity equipment value chain.Research limitations/implications – Future research should concentrate on the impact of various emerging electronic marketplaces in demand‐driven integrated supply chains.Originality/value – Results revea...

Franchising and the Internet: an exploratory study of franchisor Web sites

This paper explores the impact that electronic commerce is beginning to have on franchising, with the objective of discovering how franchisors are utilising their Web sites. Results are presented from a survey of franchisor Web sites illustrating what content and features are being made available online. The analysis of franchise Web sites indicates that most franchisors use them for marketing purposes and to provide information. However, a significant number provide a fully developed electronic commerce site accepting both online orders and payments. The results of the study should help to significantly inform debate on this subject and serve as a starting‐point for further research into the impact of electronic commerce, and more generally Internet technologies, on the franchising growth strategy.

An empirical test of the impact of electronic commerce on organizations

There have been propositions in the electronic commerce literature that electronic commerce systems stimulate organizational changes. This empirical study evaluated the relationship between the transition to electronic commerce and the organizational change in firms. Forty-four companies are investigated. Six hypotheses were tested. The findings showed that the transition to electronic commerce resulted in organizational redesign and improvement in dealing with customers and suppliers, had positive effects on formal communication and information flows in the organizations, but had inconclusive impact on human performance in the organizations.