Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Globalization and national diversity : e-commerce diffusion and impacts across nations / Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, and Nigel P. Melville -- The United States : adaptive integration versus the Silicon Valley model / Jason Dedrick [and others] -- France : an alternative path to Internet based e-commerce / Eric Brousseau and Bruno Chaves -- Germany : a 'fast follower' of e-commerce technologies and practices / Wolfgang Koenig, Rolf T. Wigand, and Roman Beck -- Japan : local innovation and diversity in e-commerce / Dennis S. Tachiki, Satoshi Hamaya, and Kou Yukawa -- China : overcoming institutional barriers to e-commerce / Zixiang (Alex) Tan and Ouyang Wu -- Taiwan : diffusion and impacts of the Internet and e-commerce in a hybrid economy / Tain-Jy Chen -- Brazil : e-commerce shaped by local forces / Paulo Bastos Tigre -- Mexico : global engagement driving e-commerce adoption and impacts / Juan J. Palacios -- Global convergence and local divergence in e-commerce : cross-country analyses / Kevin Zhu [and others].

Are the Internet and e-commerce truly revolutionizing business practice? This book explodes the transformation myth by demonstrating that the Internet and e-commerce are in fact being adapted by firms to reinforce their existing relationships with customers, suppliers, and business partners. Detailed case studies of eight countries show that, rather than creating a borderless global economy, e-commerce strongly reflects existing local patterns of commerce, business, and consumer preference, and its impact therefore varies greatly by country. Paradoxically, while e-commerce is increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of firms, it is also increasing the complexity of their environments as they have to deal with more business partners and also face greater competition from other firms. This incisive analysis of the diffusion and impact of e-business provides academic researchers, graduates, and MBA students with a solid basis for understanding its likely evolution.