Internet Research: Volume 19 Issue 3

Statistical inference from power law distributed web‐based social interactions

Daphne R. Raban, Eyal Rabin

The purpose of this paper is to propose a method for statistical inference on data from power law distributions in order to explain behavior and social phenomena associated with…

A study of members' helping behaviors in online community

Kuo‐Ming Chu

The aim of this paper is to develop a theoretical model that enables us to examine the antecedents and consequences effects of members' helping behavior in online communities. It…

Design and implementation of a generic per‐fee‐link framework

Antonio Ruiz‐Martínez, Óscar Cánovas, Antonio F. Gómez‐Skarmeta

This paper aims to present a viable approach for designing and implementing a generic per‐fee‐link framework. It also aims to design this framework to be used with any payment…

Influence of interorganizational relationships on SMEs' e‐business adoption

Alain Yee‐Loong Chong, Keng‐Boon Ooi, Binshan Lin, Shu Yi Tang

The objective of this paper is to examine the influence of interorganizational relationships on the adoption of e‐business in the supply chain of Malaysian small and medium…

Classifying enterprises on the basis of WWW use: a behavioral approach

Paulina Papastathopoulou, George J. Avlonitis

Research studies have started to appear in recent years about the use of world wide web (WWW) by organizations. In an attempt to shed more light into this issue, this study seeks…

Online branding strategies of UK fashion retailers

Jennifer Rowley

The purpose of this paper is to report on exploratory research that aims to contribute to knowledge on online branding, and the way in which the online channel is being used to…

Toward the next generation of social networking applications

David G. Schwartz