Contents Definition and background 2 Reasons for growth of e-commerce in East Africa. 4 Influence of e-commerce on trading practices in East Africa. 5 Types of e-commerce 8 Challenges facing the growth of e-commerce in East Africa. 9 1. Poor infrastructure 9 Computer illiteracy 9 Lack of proper regulation 9 Inadequate capital 10 Inadequate personnel 10 Conclusion 10 References 11 Definition and background E-commerce refers to business conducted through the use of computers‚
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The Gap is a clothing company that specializes in contemporary‚ urban clothing with a mid-range pricing scheme. They have stores located all over the globe in countries such as the United States‚ Canada‚ France‚ Germany‚ Japan and the United Kingdom. Gap was founded in 1969 by a real estate developer who was in search of a well-organized and well-stocked jeans store. The store was named after "the generation gap" and originally sold Levis jeans. In 1974‚ they developed their own private clothing
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jobs in amazon.com (an American multinational E-commerce company) in 2007 with a dream to become India’s top retail Outlet In E-commerce Industry. They came up with an idea to sell books including novels online. Flip kart’s timeline shows it was to start as a price comparison platform‚ but there weren’t enough e-commerce sites to compare. So‚ both the Bansals‚ who were colleagues at IITDelhi‚ and then at Amazon.com‚ thought‚ “why not start an e-commerce site?” That was the genesis of Flip kart. From
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maturing E-commerce space in India 2012 was an exciting year for Indian e-commerce‚ which capped off an incredible 5 years of exponential growth‚ from approximately $1.75 Bn in 2007‚ to over $14Bn by 2012. A lot is being written about 2013 as a year of possible consolidation for the industry. But regardless of how things develop in this sphere‚ 2013 will see more interesting trends and more interesting innovations in the Indian e-commerce‚ as the market matures. The rise of M-Commerce Kleiner Perkins
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------------------------------------------------- Bank of Credit and Commerce International From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Bank of Credit and Commerce International | | Industry | Banking | Fate | Liquidation / Forced closure | Defunct | 1991 | Headquarters | London (incorporated inLuxembourg) | Key people | Agha Hasan Abedi (Founder) | Employees | approx. 30‚000 | The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was a major international bank founded in 1972 by Agha
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Favorite Brand MKT/421 Favorite Brand The brand that I am most passionate about is Lay’s potato chips by Frito – Lay‚ Inc. I do not know if it is because I grew up eating them or just because they are so delicious. When I buy groceries I try the other brands‚ but I always keep going back to Lay’s. I usually end up throwing the other brands away without even finishing them. The three reasons that I am so passionate about Lay’s are: one – they are so tasty and delicious‚ two – they have
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When an organization is concerned about protecting its e-commerce assets‚ they should have a security policy in place. A security policy is a written statement describing which assets to protect and why they are being protected‚ who is responsible for that protection‚ and which behaviors are acceptable and which are not. The policy must address physical security‚ network security‚ access authorizations‚ virus protection‚ and disaster recovery. Both defense and commercial security guidelines state
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E-commerce and CSR issues In the words of Alejo and Joan (2005)‚ regarding E-commerce and its Corporate social responsibility issues‚ “Reality is virtual‚ virtual reality-the reality that exist in the form of bits and bytes activated by electromagnetic energy and made powerful by IT and the internet-has changed the way we relate to one another. It has also revolutionized economics and business”. The authors state that while e-commerce‚ the sale of goods over the internet‚ has boosted online
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advent of e-commerce in business was made possible by the introduction of technology. For example the internet and credit cards and this technology have continued to be made better. By using a few different types of web hardware and software‚ e-commerce won’t just give more functionality to a business‚ but it will improve the effectiveness. Plus‚ now that a great number of customers are able to high speed internet connections‚ for example broadband. It is even more important that e-commerce if efficient
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E-Commerce Security Risks Question 1 and 2 are worth 20 points‚ Question 3 is worth 60 points. Please write complete answers for Each question and submit for grading using the Assignment tool. 1. Why are some online merchants hesitant to ship to international addresses? What are some of the risks of doing so? Some e-commerce merchants are hesitant to ship internationally because credit card companies cannot verify the addresses of international buyers. The risk for online merchants of
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