[AISWorld] International Journal of E-Business Research: TOC 9(2) and CFP

[In Lee]

The contents of the latest issue of: 
International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) 
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association 
Volume 9, Issue 2, April – June 2013 
Published : Quarterly in Print and Electronically 
ISSN: 1548-1131 EISSN: 1548-114X 
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA 
www.igi-global.com/ijebr 
Editor-in-Chief: In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA 







PAPER ONE 

  
When Clouds Start Socializing: The Sky Model 
Said Elnaffar (College of Information Technology, UAE University, Alain, UAE), Zakaria Maamar (College of Information Technology, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE) and Quan Z. Sheng (School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia) 
  
This paper discusses the possible blend between social computing and cloud computing. The result of this blend is the Sky model in which several clouds engaged in different types of social relations like collaboration and competition. Challenges and opportunities associated with the Sky model are reported in this work. 
  
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/when-clouds-start-socializing/78293 
  
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=78293 
  
  
PAPER TWO 
  
Managing SaaS Risk in Higher Education Organisations: A Case Study 
Indrit Troshani (University of Adelaide Business School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia), Giselle Rampersad (School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Flinders University, Bedrock Park, SA, Australia) and Nilmini Wickramasinghe (Epworth HealthCare & School of Business IT and Logistics & Health Innovations Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia) 
  
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a new information and communications technology (ICT) that offers dynamically scalable reconfigurable services to clients on demand via the internet. It is heralded as one of the most significant ICT advances that can facilitate business value creation and innovation. There is paucity of research concerning the perceived risks that can affect SaaS adoption intentions of higher education organisations (HEOs). In attempts to contribute to the existing body of knowledge, this study draws on qualitative evidence to explore perceived SaaS risks at HEOs. It equips HEO managers and policy makers with an integrative risk management framework for SaaS adoption. 
  
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/managing-saas-risk-higher-education/78294 
  
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=78294 
  

  
PAPER THREE 
  
Comparing Mobile and Internet Adoption Factors of Loyalty and Satisfaction with Online Shopping Consumers 
Donald L. Amoroso (Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA) and Mikako Ogawa (Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan) 
  
This research looks at the adoption of Internet and mobile applications comparing the factors that influence loyalty and satisfaction. It is the intent of this exploratory study to examine factors of adoption that are common in both Japan and the United States. After a comprehensive review of the literature, we derived a research model for and tested related hypotheses with data collected from consumers in both Japan and the United States. The authors used online shopping as the common application between Internet and mobile technologies. They found that the original technology acceptance model factors to be less important in explaining the overall variance of satisfaction, especially with mobile applications, than expected. This research takes an important first step in understanding the adoption of online shopping by differentiating mobile and Internet factors. Inertia was found to be critical in explaining satisfaction only with mobile applications. This factor is important for online retailers who count on repeat sales as a major part of their revenue. Loyalty is key to online retailers identifying the factors that will enhance the satisfaction of the online consumer. This study provides managers with a framework for online shopping which areas they need to focus upon when launching new online products, such as shaping and/or changing their consumers’ attitude toward using the Internet, making their Website easier to use, and enhancing the perceived usefulness of the technologies that allow consumers to access their products online. 
  
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/comparing-mobile-internet-adoption-factors/78295 
  
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=78295 

  
PAPER FOUR 
  
E-Commerce Growth and the Changing Structure of the Retail Sales Industry 
Harri Ramcharran (Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA) 
  
Recent studies of the growth in e-commerce retail sales examine mainly supply side factors, such as the application of information technology, low transaction costs etc. The author uses an empirical model that provides evidence of significant demand side factors which also help explain structural changes in the industry. Based on quarterly data from 1999 Q4 to 2010 Q3, the econometric results indicate an e-commerce sales elasticity of 9.36 and a non-e-commerce sales elasticity of (2.63), indicating a more dynamic and competitive internet market. Evidence of more demand stability for e-commerce sales is also provided. The policy implications for growing e-commerce sales necessitate strategic policies for planned expenditures on R&D and investments in information technology as well as the efficient use of store space by traditional retailers. The use of income elasticity differential for analyzing competition between these two sectors provides an alternative method to price differential used in previous studies. 
  
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/commerce-growth-changing-structure-retail/78296 
  
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http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=78296 
  
  
PAPER FIVE 
  
Assessing the Quality of a Decision Support E-Service 
Mark Springer (Department of Decision Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA), Craig Tyran (Department of Decision Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA) and Steve Ross (Department of Decision Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA) 
  
Electronic service quality, or e-service quality, is the quality experienced by the user of a service delivered over the Web. Over the past several years, researchers have developed many models of e-service quality with the goal of identifying those factors that are most important for customer loyalty. Most of these models focus primarily or exclusively on retail e-commerce Web sites which support the delivery of a physical product to the consumer. Recently, however, “pure” e-service Web sites, namely those that do not involve the sale and delivery of a physical good, have received increasing attention from researchers. This article proposes and validates a quality assessment instrument for a type of pure e-service that has not yet been studied: a Web-based decision support system. Based on a study involving over six hundred subjects, we identify those quality dimensions that affect customer loyalty for a pure e-service of this type. 
  
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/assessing-quality-decision-support-service/78297 
  
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http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=78297 
  
  
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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated " InfoSci-Journals " database: http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx . 
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CALL FOR PAPERS 
  
Mission of IJEBR: 
  
The primary objective of the  International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)  is to provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to advance the knowledge and practice of all facets of electronic business. Emerging e-business theories, architectures, and technologies are emphasized to stimulate and disseminate cutting-edge information into research and business communities in a timely fashion. The secondary objective of this journal is to develop a comprehensive framework of e-business by taking a multidisciplinary approach to understanding e-business and its implications on businesses and economies. This journal will serve as an integrated e-business knowledge base for those who are interested in contributing to the advancement of e-business theory and practice through a variety of research methods including theoretical, experimental, case, and survey research methods. 
  
Coverage of IJEBR : 
  
IJEBR appears quarterly and maintains rigorous review processes. Theoretical, experimental, survey, and case studies are all appropriate. Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following: 
  
·          Applications of new technologies to e-business 
·          B2B e-marketplaces 
·          Collaborative commerce 
·          Developing and managing middleware to support e-business 
·          Digital libraries 
·          E-business models and architectures 
·          E-business process modeling and simulation studies 
·          E-business standardizations 
·          E-business strategies 
·          E-business systems integration 
·          E-business technology investment strategies 
·          Economics of e-business 
·          E-CRM 
·          E-finance 
·          E-healthcare 
·          E-HRM 
·          E-SERVQUAL 
·          E-TAM 
·          E-value chain 
·          Electronic communications 
·          Electronic markets and infrastructures 
·          Electronic supply chain management and the Internet-based electronic data interchange 
·          E-marketing 
·          E-procurement methods 
·          E-payment market 
·          E-services 
·          Evaluation methodologies for e-business systems 
·          Global e-business 
·          Intelligent agent technologies and their impacts 
·          Interorganizational information systems 
·          Mobile commerce 
·          Online communities 
·          Online consumer behavior 
·          Outsourcing and e-business technologies 
·          Semantic Web 
·          Social network 
·          Trends in e-business models and technologies 
·          Trust, security, and privacy of e-business transactions and information 
·          Valuing e-business assets 
·          Virtual organization 
·          Web advertising 
·          Web-based languages, application development methodologies, and tools 
·          Web personalization and mass customization technologies 
·          Web services-based e-business systems 
·          Web 2.0 
   
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines www.igi-global.com/ijebr . 
  
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: 
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. In Lee at  I-Lee at wiu.edu 
 
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