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Overview of Electronic Commerce and Social Commerce

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Abstract

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1.

    Define electronic commerce (EC) and describe its various categories.

  2. 2.

    Describe and discuss the content and framework of EC.

  3. 3.

    Describe the major types of EC transactions.

  4. 4.

    Describe the drivers of EC.

  5. 5.

    Discuss the benefits of EC to individuals, organizations, and society.

  6. 6.

    Discuss social computing.

  7. 7.

    Describe social commerce and social software.

  8. 8.

    Understand the elements of the digital world.

  9. 9.

    Describe some EC business models.

  10. 10.

    List and describe the major limitations of EC.

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  1. University of Hawaii, Kihei, HI, USA

    Efraim Turban

  2. Lang Associates, Charleston, IL, USA

    Judy Whiteside

  3. Dataffiti, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

    David King

  4. Herzing University, Rapid City, SD, USA

    Jon Outland

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Turban, E., Whiteside, J., King, D., Outland, J. (2017). Overview of Electronic Commerce and Social Commerce. 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_1

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