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Title:
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E-COMMERCE IN CANADA: TRENDS AND ISSUES |
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Author(s):
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Sylvain Ouellet , Lawrence Mckeown |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-66-9 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Canadian e-commerce, ICT use, e-business strategies |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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275 |
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Last Page:
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279 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In just 15 years since it was launched commercially, the Internet has changed the everyday behavior of consumers and the
business strategies of many producers. Indeed, commerce has changed in unimaginable ways as it is now possible to
search, purchase and sell just about anything over the Internet. With the emergence of electronic commerce, national
statistical agencies began to devise concepts and methods to measure such activity. This paper presents the most recent
estimates of electronic commerce transactions by Canadian businesses and concludes by raising important research
issues. For example, although online sales continue to increase at a double-digit pace in Canada, there has been some
concern as to why e-commerce uptake appears to be relatively slow. |
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