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Jatinder N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
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Sushil K Sharma, Ball State University, USA |
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Section I: Intelligent Enterprises |
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Chapter I. Knowledge Economy and Intelligent Enterprises |
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Sushil K Sharma, Ball State University, USA |
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Jatinder N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
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Chapter II. The Macroeconomic Benefits of Intelligent Enterprises |
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Thomas F. Siems, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA |
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Section II: Electronic Enterprises |
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Chapter III. A Comparative Analysis of eBay and Amazon |
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Sandeep Krishnamurthy, University of Washington, USA |
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Chapter IV. Key Determinants of Consumer Acceptance of Virtual Stores: Some Empirical Evidence |
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Lei-Da Chen, Creighton University, USA |
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Justin Tan, Creighton University, USA |
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Chapter V. Next Generation B2B Commerce Using Software Agents |
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Kaushal Chari, University of South Florida, USA |
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Saravanan Seshadri, Ultramatics, Inc., USA |
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Chapter VI. Building Adaptive e-Business Infrastructure for Intelligent Enterprises |
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Liane-Jie Zhang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA |
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Jen-Yao Chung, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA |
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Chapter VII. The Evolving e-Business Enterprise Systems Suite |
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Edward F. Watson, Louisiana State University, USA |
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Michael Yoho, Louisiana State University, USA |
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Britta Riede, Louisiana State University, USA |
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Section III: Technology and Tools for Intelligent Enterprises |
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Chapter VIII. A Framework of Intelligence Infrastructure Supported by Intelligent Agents |
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Zaiyong Tang, Louisiana Tech University, USA |
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Bruce A. Walters, Louisiana Tech University, USA |
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Xiangyun Zeng, DaKian Teachers College, P.R. China |
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Chapter IX. Enterprise Resource Planning for Intelligent Enterprises |
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Jose M. Framinan, University of Seville, Spain |
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Jatinder N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
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Rafael Ruiz-Usano, University of Seville, Spain |
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Chapter X. New Challenges in Electronic Payments |
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Martin Reichenbach, Information Security Consultant, Germany |
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Chapter XI. Infrastructure and Policy Frameworks for the Support of Intelligent Enterprises: The Singapore Experience |
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Leo Tan Wee Hin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Singapore National Academy of Science, Singapore |
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R. Subramaniam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Singapore National Academy of Science, Singapore |
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Chapter XII. Application Service Provision: A Technology and Working Tool for Intelligent Enterprises of the 21st Century |
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Matthew W. Guah, Brunel University, UK |
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Wendy L. Currie, Brunel University, UK |
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Chapter XIII. Transforming Small Businesses into Intelligent Enterprises through Knowledge Management |
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Nory B. Jones, University of Maine Business School, USA |
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Jatinder N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
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Chapter XIV. From Data to Decisions: Knowledge Discovery Solutions for Intelligent Enterprises |
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Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Cleveland State University, USA |
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Sushil K. Sharma, Ball State University, USA |
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Jatinder N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
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Section IV: Managing Intelligent Enterprises |
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Chapter XV. E-Pricing for Intelligent Enterprises: A Strategic Perspective |
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Mahesh S Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA |
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Chapter XVI. Linking E-Commerce Strategies with Organizational and IS/IT Strategies |
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Shivraj Kanungo, The George Washington University, USA |
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Chapter XVII. Managing Operations in the E-Commerce Era: Requirements and Challenges |
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Henry Aigbedo, Oakland University, USA |
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Chapter XVIII. E-Business Systems Security for Intelligent Enterprise |
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Denis Trcek, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubijana, Slovenia |
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Chapter XIX. Modern Maintenance Management for Enhancing Organizational Efficiency |
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Adolfo Crespo Marquez, University of Seville, Spain |
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Jatinder N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
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About the Authors |
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Index |
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