An Overview of the Potential Impact of E-Commerce on Nigerian Firms
The Purpose of this study is to improve the knowledge of E-commerce. Also to bring out the history of e-commerce and how it has developed over the years, and will look at the potential impact it will have in Nigeria and the current stance of e-commerce in different countries across the globe.
Introduction
Electronic commerce has started to gain major stance across the world, its has brought about a brought about a new method of global communication and trade. With new technologies being invented every day to further help the cause it is hard to say how far this medium will go as it is still evolving. What exactly is E-commerce? Most people mistake it for internet commerce
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(Rao, 2003). These stages of development show how businesses grow from one stage where there is little or no e-commerce use to where they are fully integrated into this platform.
E-commerce has the ability to increase exponentially the productivity gains of an organization. It also has the potential impact to automate common processes such as logistics, sales, services, etc. In addition, because internet based can be used across any sector and firm, it is easy for it to be integrated into any value chain. In this environment, to succeed depends not only on competitive pricing, but also on sophisticated information links, forecasting capabilities and management systems (OECD, 2000). Nigeria has been seen as the fastest growing economy as regards to the telecommunication industry, as at June 2016 the telecoms industry contributed 9.80% to the country’s GDP which is a good increase from the 7.60% it was in 2014 (NCC, 2017). Even though less than 60% of the country’s population are active internet users, but what this implies is that there is still a growth expectancy of about 40% in the Nigeria internet
Evaluating, new customer incentives and equipment options are three key areas customers focus on when purchasing looking for service. The main focused strategy that Verizon Wireless could execute is to lessen pricing below the overall price options that its rivals are advertising. By lessening costs, Verizon Wireless could turn into a more alluring supplier than its rivals. Verizon Wireless already provides the biggest and most reliable network; be that as it may, although similar in pricing, Verizon has a tendency to be marginally more costly than the opposition. By decreasing the cost, they could draw in more customers, possibly minimally affecting general revenue, while diminishing the consumer base of their rivals.
The expansion of Newton Ad Agency into the Fayetteville, North Carolina arbitrates new challenges for the business. The first is, who will be the internet provider and whether they utilize bandwidth, fiber optics or DSL. Also, what kind of software will accommodate the internet speed? Additional variables include location, network, and the ability to "target a specific group of users" (Taylor & Curran, 2012, p. 275). In this way, long distance communication with the central office in Austin, Texas is vital to the success of Newton Ad Agency.
For example, business like Asda use e-commerce which allows customers to shop online. The advantage of using e-commerce is that you are allowed to create your own website and sell products online. Upgrading IT development It is important that you are aware of your customers because you should always keep your customers happy.
The line graph compares the ratio of people who utilize Internet in three different countries in the period from 1999 to 2009. A general picture is that the number of citizens using Internet in Canada and USA are much higher than another one in Mexico. To specify, in 1999, the proportions of population spending time on Internet in USA and Canada were about 20% and 10% respectively. Meanwhile, the figure in Mexico was lower, at about 5 %. In 2005, Internet usage in USA and Canada witnessed a dramatic rise to around 70% while the rate of Mexico was only approximately 25%.
The integration of the new of the new e-commerce features to a website requires the consideration of the current information technology infrastructure. The consideration of the current information technology is important since it determines the cost, the data storage and the processing of information (Chan, 2000). The current level of technology that is applied with the company can provide the details of the cost that the company should incur to implement the new e-commerce feature. This is because it can determine the component of the information technology that should be added to the existing level of technology. Again the current level of the technology used by the company can determine storage system of the inventory.
2. Digital Commerce Goods and services bought and sold electronically on the internet such as, advertising that supports this, including promotions, prices, obtaining and keeping customers, etc. Technology users need to understand that a large share of market economy is being done electronically (Ribble, 2011) (Gartner, n.d.). 3.
The Internet plays a more important role in the lives of people than ever before. The freedom online has been a blessing for many, who are able to create start-up companies and spread new ideas. Through the Internet some are able to succeed where they could not in the physical world, however that could change. The issue of network neutrality has sparked long and fiery debate in the United States. Net neutrality, succinctly, means that broadband providers should not discriminate where content comes from.
Globalization is when the markets of different countries merge into an international level and as a result become borderless. Globalization allows rich and poor countries to have access to goods and services not available locally or produced domestically. Countries around the globe can have access to other markets; they can trade all kind of goods, raw materials and can be introduced to services that are new or nonexistent to their territory. My country Haiti being part of the undeveloped countries is very exposed to globalization and international trends. Located in the Caribbean, Haiti tends to get influenced by the trends of the countries such as USA, Canada Republic Dominican, China and others.
Introduction The power and utility of the internet is common knowledge to literate people. It has fundamentally shifted the economic land scape to such an extent that its era is dubbed the new economy (Turban et e, 2011l). At the heart of this new economy is e-commerce. E-commerce is simply doing business online. Amongst the companies at the pinnacle of the new economy and more specifically e-commerce is Amazon.
Broadband services are an essential part of our nation’s infrastructure. It can be considered one of the world’s most important utilities. Members of society can perform many tasks using the internet and it provides conveniences that will be hard to replace. Internet Service Providers and the federal government are aware how critical broadband services are to society and these powerful entities have maintained control of the industry since its creation. Large companies like Comcast and AT&T dominate the industry.
The regulations on internet usage are flexible and provide for a high profitability; however, we are subject to the new variances in internet legal regulations (ie. net neutrality). Furthermore, society tends to be willing to accept products, specifically applications and websites that create more efficiency in individual’s day to day life. UniverCity ties together technological prowess with the ability to create a devoted following similar to that of social media platforms taking over the web. Along with legal variance, the company can expect to encounter some resistance from the economic aspect of the macroenvironment.
Connectivity in developing countries enables people to participate in the digital economy thus stimulate the ecnomic impact and also enabling the transition to knowledge-based economies. The improvements in broadband infrastructure devices and general connectivity spillover to the other part of the economy and hence activating economic
The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.” The Internet has rapidly taken over, not only the United States, but also in numerous other countries across the ocean. “There was an estimate of 3.5 billion
Causes According to Amin & Noor (2013), the E-consumers generally refer to the purchaser of goods and services over electronic systems such as Internet and other computer networks. This new group of consumers is increasing in number over the years as on-line shopping become a trend and manifestation of modern life style. Based from the Paynter & Lim (2001), E-commerce would provide consumers with benefits such as interactive communications, fast delivery, and more customization that would only be available for consumers through online shopping. Product information in the Internet is more compact and it ranges from various sites.
The justification of this study lies on two main reasons: Mauritius' relatively new in the e-commerce sector and the lack of real study in the Mauritian context. The research will also help in understanding the level of adoption of Ecommerce, identifying the different factors which affect or contribute to the success of e-commerce in the retail industry. The study will investigate the prospective of e-commerce in the Mauritian retail industry and determine if this can be a potential reality. Hopefully, the findings of this thesis will help discover where Mauritius stands and what strategies it can employ to enhance the growth of this sector. The paper has been structured as follows: firstly we have a thorough literature review that critically examines the different factors affecting the consumer behaviour as regards to e-commerce in the retail industry.