Title :
Core competencies in e-commerce: Based on consumer perceptions perspective
Author :
Jia, Pengxiang ; Xia, Qinghua
Author_Institution :
Econ. & Manage. Sch., Wuhan Univ., Wuhan
Abstract :
This study aims to identify the core competencies of the e-commerce industry. By interviewing consumers we filter some key capabilities of the company. This study therefore adopts the resource-based view of the firm to examine internal dimensions such as resources, capabilities, and core competences through consumer´s perspective in e-commerce industry. The results of this study will be useful for conducting future strategic planning of e-commerce.
Keywords :
consumer behaviour; electronic commerce; consumer perceptions; core competencies; e-commerce; Appraisal; Companies; Environmental economics; Filters; Industrial economics; Information technology; Monitoring; Organizational aspects; Strategic planning; Technological innovation; capabilities; core competencies; e-commerce;
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, 2008. IEEE/SOLI 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2012-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2013-1
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2008.4686489