This edited book has been published to showcase the emergence of relevant insights, applications, and the global acceptance of electronic business (e-business). At this stage of the development of e-business, it is crucially important to monitor, report, and reflect on the progress of e-business’ applications and adoption around the world. As organizations, private, public, and non-profit, of differing sizes continue to expand their use of e-business applications, practitioners and researchers in the domain should continue to devote time, energy, and effort to disseminate relevant, useful information about the e-business phenomenon. Such efforts serve to consolidate knowledge in the field. The primary objective of this book is to further. | E-BUSINESS -APPLICATIONS AND GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE Edited by Princely Ifinedo E-Business - Applications and Global Acceptance Edited by Princely Ifinedo Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to download copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers this license allows users to download copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Alida Lesnjakovic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published February 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ E-Business - Applications and Global Acceptance Edited by Princely Ifinedo p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0081-2 INTECH open science I open minds free online
