Abstract
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
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Define electronic commerce (EC) and describe its various categories.
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Describe and discuss the content and framework of EC.
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Describe the major types of EC transactions.
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Describe the drivers of EC.
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Discuss the benefits of EC to individuals, organizations, and society.
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Discuss social computing.
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Describe social commerce and social software.
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Understand the elements of the digital world.
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Describe some EC business models.
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List and describe the major limitations of EC.
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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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