Title: The new business potential with mobile commerce
Authors: Chang-tseh Hsieh, Charlotte Jones, Binshan Lin
Addresses: University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, #5178, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA. ' College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA. ' College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA
Abstract: Mobile commerce (m-commerce) has become the latest topic for today. Business organisations have been restlessly evaluating the revenue potential of the m-commerce market and developing business models to exploit the huge profit potential of this new market. This paper provides an overview of the fundamentals about m-commerce and relevant information to help business managers, particularly those without an IT background, to understand the key elements and basic concepts of m-commerce. Some strategies for dealing with m-commerce challenges and future expectation will be addressed.
Keywords: e-commerce; mobile commerce; m-commerce; wireless electronic commerce; mobile communications.
International Journal of Mobile Communications, 2008 Vol.6 No.4, pp.436 - 455
Published online: 28 Apr 2008 *
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