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Electronic markets and service delivery: requisite competencies for virtual environments

Wilkins, Linda, Swatman, Paula M.C. and Castleman, Tanya 2003, Electronic markets and service delivery: requisite competencies for virtual environments, in New paradigms in Organizations, Markets and Society, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2003, ECIS, [Naples, Italy], pp. 1-13.

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Title Electronic markets and service delivery: requisite competencies for virtual environments
Author(s) Wilkins, Linda
Swatman, Paula M.C.
Castleman, Tanya
Conference name European Conference on Information Systems (11th : 2003 : Naples, Italy)
Conference location Naples, Italy
Conference dates 16-21 June 2003
Title of proceedings New paradigms in Organizations, Markets and Society, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2003
Editor(s) [Unknown]
Publication date 2003
Conference series European Conference on Information Systems
Start page 1
End page 13
Publisher ECIS
Place of publication [Naples, Italy]
Keyword(s) agribusiness
electronic markets
service delivery
intangibles
governance
supply chain management
Summary Electronic markets have a short but dynamic history. How an electronic market can be successfully developed remains in dispute. There is a clear need to better understand the nature of electronic markets themselves and, in particular, to review important developments in their conceptualisation. To enable a deeper understanding of these issues, we decided to restrict our investigation to electronic markets in the agricultural export sector. Agribusiness is a natural early adopter of digital marketplaces because of the industry’s traditional reliance on markets and current take-up of global supply chain management (Wilkins, Swatman and Castleman, 2002). We review two portals from this sector that aimed to simplify access to regulatory documentation. The earlier implementation had its funding withdrawn after one year, whilst the more recently established portal is rapidly becoming a showcase project for the stakeholders. We use a composite theory based on Bijker (1995) and Nowotny et al (2001) to establish a framework for analysing our data. We also refer to a body of literature characterising intangible services and their design and its implications for emarket implementations. Our findings indicate that governance style is in fact closely related to the success or failure of specific sites. We also found support for earlier research indicating that expectations and understanding of electronic markets are still evolving.
Language eng
Field of Research 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©2003, ECIS
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30005155

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