E-Business in the 21st Century
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E-business in the 21st Century: Realities, Challenges, and Outlook, Book to be edited by Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus; Proposal deadline 16 Jun 2008
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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
E-business in the 21st Century: Realities, Challenges, and Outlook (World Scientific Publishing).
Proposals Submission Date: 16/06/2008
Full Chapters Due: 31/08/2008
INTRODUCTION
The Internet has changed the way we conduct business and the way we see the world and ourselves in it. It has rewritten the rules for business and transformed many industries, e.g., book, travel, music, accommodation, internet phone, real estate, among many others. It has also brought profound changes to individuals, organizations, and society. In line with the rapid development of internet technologies and the increase in competition and other business pressures, E-business, which includes buying and selling of goods and services, servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, conducting transactions within an organization on the net, is getting more and more popular and expanding dramatically. "E-business in the 21st century: Realities, Challenges, and Outlook" aims to offer comprehensive analysis of concepts, models and infrastructures of e-business. It also intends to present unique observations of current e-business practices for different organizations in different economies; and provides insights on the future of current leading businesses on the net and the trends of e-business. This book will serve as an effective and indispensible reference book for professionals who are interested in or dealing with e-business and businesses that are embarking on e-business.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:
- Overview of Current Status of E-business
- E-tailing: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-advertising & E-marketing: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-Markets: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-supply Chains: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-Services (including E-government, E-learning, E-health, E-Banking & Finance, E- Recruitment, E-Real Estate, E-Entertainment, etc): case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-business in developing countries: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-business in developed countries: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-business for large organizations: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-business for small and medium organizations: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- E-Communities, Social Networks, and Wiki & Wikinomics: case studies, real-world applications, best practices, lessons learned
- Challenges of E-business & Factors of Successful and Sustainable E-business including evaluation of e-business, strategic planning and implementation of e-business, and other areas
- The Future E-business including Analysis of the future of internet giants, Characteristics of future E-business, Business model of future E-business, Technologies for future E-business
SUBMISSIONS
Inquires, proposals, and books chapters can be forwarded electronically to Editor Dr Jun Xu at jun.xu@scu.edu.au or Co-editor Professor Mohammed Quaddus at Mohammed.Quaddus@gsb.curtin.edu.au. Prospective contributors should submit a proposal (about 3 pages double spaced) on the above suggested topics or other related areas by June 16, 2008. The proposal should contain: chapter title, objectives of the chapter, outline of the chapter, and theoretical and practical contributions of the chapter proposed. Proposals should be formatted and submitted as a word document. Guidelines for preparing the full chapter will be sent to you upon acceptance of your proposal. All chapters will be peer-reviewed for rigor and reliability. Authors of the chapters need to prepare the final versions based on referees’ reports and editors’ comments. Revised camera ready copy (following the guidelines of World Scientific Publishing to be provided later on) should be submitted by August 31, 2008.
IMPORTANT DATES
June 16, 2008: Proposal Submission Deadline
June 30, 2008: Notification of Proposal Acceptance
August 31, 2008: Full Chapters Due
September 30, 2008: Reviewers’ Feedback Due to Contributors
October 30, 2008: Revised Submission Deadline
November 15, 2008: Final Decision on Chapters
November 30, 2008: Final Chapters Due
Look forward to your contributions,
Jun XU, PhD
Coordinator, Master of Technology & Management
Foundation Editor: International Technology Management Review (ITMR)
ITMR Website:
Graduate College of Management, Southern Cross University, Australia
Tweed Gold Coast Campus, Brett Street, Tweed Heads
PO Box 42, TWEED HEADS NSW 2485, AUSTRALIA
Tel: 0061-7-5506-9320
Fax: 0061-7-5506-9301
Email: jun.xu@scu.edu.au
Professor Mohammed Quaddus, PhD
Personal Chair in Information & Decision Systems
Graduate School of Business
Curtin University of Technology
78 Murray Street, Perth, WA 6000, AUSTRALIA
Tel: 61-8-9266 2862, Fax: 61-8-9266 3368
E-mail: mohammed.quaddus@gsb.curtin.edu.au