BACKGROUND Businesses in Africa are turning to the internet to enable them reach a wider market. This is known as Electronic Commerce‚ where buying‚ selling‚ investing and lending is done over the internet. Unfortunately in Kenya‚ the internet infrastructure is very limited. However with the cell phone boom‚ there is hope through Mobile Commerce. 1.2 Background of the Organization For the purpose of this study‚ we look at a small company called Easy Logistics. Easy logistics started in March 2005
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Abstract Internet has a big impact to our economy particularly to the consumers‚ who are starting to use the Internet as a new medium to trade and purchase goods and services. With the explosion of the e-commerce in the past few years‚ distinct buying patterns and preferences have emerged for specific groups and other demographics. These patterns have been measured and collected by numerous independent marketing‚ business and even academic studies to understand how consumers connect with new technology
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(Scupola 2012). Once such area of evolution is of e-commerce having application in mobile commerce (M-Commerce). M-Commerce is buying and selling goods using wireless technology through handled devices such as mobile phones and personal digital equipment’s.( Abbott‚ 200). Some examples of m-commerce include purchasing of airline tickets‚ buying movie tickets‚ banking using mobile and etc. We can say that m-commerce is competing with e-commerce as there are more mobile phone users now days compared
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Project. Foundations of Electronic Commerce Overview E-commerce‚ a prime driver of the global economy‚ has changed business processes worldwide‚ increasing logistical efficiencies and facilitating the buying‚ selling‚ and marketing of goods. Similarly‚ e-commerce has benefited millions of consumers through decreased prices‚ increased competition‚ and faster order and delivery times. Large and small companies across multiple industries depend on e-commerce applications to survive and compete
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Global commerce is a vital development necessary for all civilizations to grow economically. Between 1000 and 1500 in many continents around the globe‚ trade has influenced the development of a stable civilization. Although the many civilizations were not interconnected‚ by trading with neighboring civilizations they all contributed to each others individual growth. Contact with outside societies introduced a need for further development of technology. Trade presented opportunities for civilizations
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University E-COMMERCE By: (Name) A paper completed presented to (Instructor) In partial fulfillment of the course (Course) Date: Introduction The world of business is one that has not been left behind in terms of technological development. In this vein‚ e-commerce is a field that has been well embraced in the field of business. With the globalization of business‚ this is a tool that has proven to be effective in ensuring that all individuals are able to conduct businesses online
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Tech seminar m-commerce Tech seminar CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 HISTROY 1.2 IMPORTANCE OF M-COMMERCE 1.3 WORKING OF M-COMMERCE 1.4 TYPES OF M-COMMERC E 1.5 MOBILE COMMERCE FROM THE CUSTOMER’S POINT OF VIEW 1.6 MOBILE COMMERCE FROM THE PROVIDER’S POINT OF VIEW 2. MOBILE COMMERCE TECHNOLOGIES 3.ADVANTAGES AND DIS ADVANTAGES OF M-COMMERCE 4. RESEARCH STATUS OF MOBILE COMMERCE 5 M-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS 6. CONCLUSION 7. REFERENCES m-commerce Tech seminar commerce m- CONTENT
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How Information Systems Impact Organizations and Business Firms CHANGE is the only constant in the relationship between information systems and organizations. As technology evolves and changes‚ its introduction into organizations requires changes in the firm ’s infrastructure and the services it can provide to its employees‚ customers‚ and suppliers. Years ago information systems consisted of a huge mainframe computer with a few terminals connected to it. You had to schedule a specific time to
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Research paper E-logistics and the natural environment Joseph Sarkis‚ Laura M. Meade and Srinivas Talluri The authors Joseph Sarkis is in the Graduate School of Management‚ Clark University‚ Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ USA. Laura M. Meade is in the Graduate School of Management‚ University of Dallas‚ Irving‚ Texas‚ USA. Srinivas Talluri is in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management‚ Eli Broad College of Business Administration‚ Michigan State University‚ East Lansing‚ Michigan‚ USA
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) Importance and Scope of Commerce. Since the second part of the 20th century‚ the world is entered in the new era of the globalization. This era began with the creation of the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) in 1947 which finally lead to the creation of the WTO (World Trade Organization) in 1995. Those organizations have for objectives to accelerate‚ in the world scale‚ exchanges of goods‚ services by limiting the barriers of the commerce between the countries. In this era
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