Models for investment in electronic commerce?financial perspectives with empirical evidence

International Trade, Innovations, and Technological Achievement in Countries

“…In literature quite often the broader term is used. E-commerce is considered as a concept for trade based upon products and services that are being marketed, contracted, and paid for over the Internet (Bergendahl, 2005). E-commerce is considered, as employment of electronic networks for simplifying and expediting the purchase-sales process of goods (Sarapovas, 2005).…”

Verslo modeliai prekybos įmonėse

“…Autoriai mini, kad praktikoje egzistuoja prekybos įmonės, kurios taiko technologijas, leidžiančias sujungti kelis dviejų pakopų verslo modelius, pavyzdžiui, verslas -verslui ir verslas -vartotojui modelius (angl. emerging business models) (Zhang et al, 2012;Bergendahl, 2005). Taip pat egzistuoja ir trijų pakopų (ar daugiapakopiai) verslo modeliai verslas -"verslas -verslui" (B2(B2B), kai įtraukiama daugiau paskirstymo kanalo dalyvių (pavyzdžiui, tradicinio paskirstymo kanalo atveju).…”

The impact of e-commerce on transport

“…e-commerce can be defined as "any method of using electronic communications and computer technology to conduct business" [11]. According to Bergendahl [12] "Electronic Commerce is an activity that makes use of a computer network (the Internet) in order (a) to exchange information about products and services including price offers, and (b) to buy and sell products, services, and information online". e-commerce includes Business to Customer (B2C) commerce, Business to Business (B2B) commerce and Business to Government (B2G) commerce [13], with the latest to be in the early stage of development yet.…”

“…Bergendahl [12] has pointed out that "the main profitability of eCommerce is supposed to come from transactions business-to-business (B2B). In the case of business-to-consumer (B2C) only a limited number of cases seem to have become a success".…”