LEBCG-26
International Business Business, Economics & Management (General) E-commerce
Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:
Focus: The buying and selling of goods and services over the internet.
Business Models
B2C (Business-to-Consumer): Retail sites like Amazon.
B2B (Business-to-Business): Wholesale platforms like Alibaba.
C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer): Marketplaces like eBay or Poshmark.
C2B (Consumer-to-Business): Freelance platforms or influencer marketing.
Revenue Models
Dropshipping and Inventory-led models.
Subscription commerce (SaaS and physical boxes).
Affiliate marketing and Ad-based revenue.
E-Commerce Logistics & Operations
Last-mile delivery and supply chain visibility.
Payment Gateways: Encryption, digital wallets, and "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL).
M-Commerce (Mobile Commerce): App-based shopping and responsive design.
Focus: The transformation of internal and external business processes using ICT.
Internal Business Processes
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): Integrating finance, HR, and manufacturing.
KM (Knowledge Management): Digital repositories and internal collaboration tools.
E-Procurement: Digitizing the corporate purchasing cycle.
External Business Processes
CRM (Customer Relationship Management): Data-driven customer retention and support.
SCM (Supply Chain Management): Real-time tracking and automated restocking.
E-Business Infrastructure
Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data Analytics.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI).
Focus: Using ICT to improve government services, citizen engagement, and internal administration.
Interaction Models
G2C (Government-to-Citizen): Online tax filing, passport applications, and voting.
G2B (Government-to-Business): Digital licensing, e-tendering, and corporate compliance.
G2G (Government-to-Government): Data sharing between federal and local agencies.
G2E (Government-to-Employee): Digital payroll and training for civil servants.
Strategic Objectives
e-Democracy: Online consultations and digital town halls.
Open Data Initiatives: Making public data accessible for transparency and innovation.
Smart Cities: Using IoT for urban management (traffic, waste, energy).
Digital Inclusion
Bridging the Digital Divide.
Multilingual interfaces and accessibility standards.
These topics apply to all three domains and represent the "connective tissue" of the digital economy.
Cybersecurity: Firewalls, SSL/TLS, and DDoS protection.
Data Privacy: Compliance with regulations like GDPR or CCPA.
Electronic Signatures: Legal validity of digital contracts (e.g., DocuSign).
Intellectual Property: Managing copyrights and patents in a digital space.
Blockchain: Decentralized ledgers for transparent supply chains (E-Business) and secure voting (E-Governance).
Artificial Intelligence: Chatbots for customer service (E-Commerce) and predictive policing/analytics (E-Governance).
The Internet of Things (IoT): Smart inventory (E-Business) and infrastructure monitoring (E-Governance).
Disintermediation: Removing the "middleman" in both trade and government services.
Digital Payments: The shift toward a cashless society.
Sustainability: The environmental impact of server farms vs. the carbon reduction of paperless systems.