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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > new media > business of new media > e-commerce
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > youth and media > computers and electronic media > e-commerce
... > social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > new venture management > entrepreneurial marketing > e-commerce
social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > leadership domains > e-commerce
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > technologies > e-commerce

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e-commerce  

Definition

  • E-commerce is the exchange of digitized information within and across organizations relating to communications, electronic ordering, and management of product and service activities. Distinctively in e-commerce, technology operates simultaneously as the tool that automates business transactions and workflows and as an organization's additional touch point or primary/sole interface with its customers. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; E-Commerce]

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