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Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
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Describe the need for justifying EC investments.
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Evaluate the issues involved in global EC.
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Describe the reasons for success and failure of EC.
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Describe how small and medium-sized businesses can use EC.
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Understand the foundations for ethical issues in EC.
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Describe intellectual property law and understand its adjudication.
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Explain privacy and free speech issues and their challenges.
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Describe the future of e-commerce.
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Turban, E., Whiteside, J., King, D., Outland, J. (2017). Implementation Issues: From Globalization to Justification, Privacy, and Regulation. In: Introduction to Electronic Commerce and Social Commerce. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50091-1_12
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