This is a complete update of the best-selling undergraduate textbook on
Electronic Commerce (EC). New to this 4th Edition is the addition of
material on Social Commerce (two chapters); a new tutorial on the major
EC support technologies, including cloud computing, RFID, and EDI; ten
new learning outcomes; and video exercises added to most chapters.
Wherever appropriate, material on Social Commerce has been added to
existing chapters. Supplementary material includes an Instructor's
Manual; Test Bank questions for each chapter; Powerpoint Lecture Notes;
and a Companion Website that includes EC support technologies as well as
online files.
The book is organized into 12 chapters grouped into 6 parts. Part 1 is
an Introduction to E-Commerce and E-Marketplaces. Part 2 focuses on EC
Applications, while Part 3 looks at Emerging EC Platforms, with two new
chapters on Social Commerce and Enterprise Social Networks. Part 4
examines EC Support Services, and Part 5 looks at E-Commerce Strategy
and Implementation. Part 6 is a collection of online tutorials on
Launching Online Businesses and EC Projects, with tutorials focusing on
e-CRM; EC Technology; Business Intelligence, including Data-, Text-, and
Web Mining; E-Collaboration; and Competition in Cyberspace.