Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Commerce

This study explores the advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce, focusing on its impact on businesses and customers. It discusses various scholarly articles that shed light on the benefits and challenges of implementing e-commerce activities. The articles highlight factors such as privacy concerns, taxation problems, and the role of user reviews in building trust. The study also examines the impact of e-commerce on small and medium-sized companies and the determinants of e-commerce adoption in developing countries.

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1. Sabou, S., Avram-Pop, B., & Zima, L. A. (2017). The Impact of the Problems Faced by
Online Customers on Ecommerce. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica, 62(2),
77-88. Available at DOI: 10.1515/subboec-2017-0010
Sabou, Avram-Pop and Zima (2017) in the article entitled “The Impact of the Problems
Faced by Online Customers on Ecommerce” discusses the various behaviors as are
demonstrated by the clients who have been using the ecommerce activities that have been
presented within the article. The article discusses the advantages of e-commercial
activities in the business. The concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable
due to the sources wherefrom the article has been derived. The article further state that
the various advantages of the e-commerce websites tend to outweigh the disadvantages of
the uses of the ecommerce in the various businesses within the given territorial
boundaries wherein the company has been operating. The article majorly suggests that
the clients who have been using the e-commercial activities tend to remain loyal to the
companies despite the issues that they might face.
2. Mohammed, Z. A., & Tejay, G. P. (2017). Examining privacy concerns and ecommerce
adoption in developing countries: The impact of culture in shaping individuals'
perceptions toward technology. Computers & Security, 67, 254-265. Available at DOI:
10.1016/j.cose.2017.03.001
Mohammed and Tejay (2017) in their article entitled “Examining privacy concerns and
ecommerce adoption in developing countries: The impact of culture in shaping
individuals' perceptions toward technology” attempts to shed light on the various
advantages of the implementation of the e-commercial activities within the business
organizations. The concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable due to the

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sources wherefrom the article has been derived. The findings of the research reveal that
the implementation of the e-commercial activities within the organization tend to deal
with the issues of the maintenance of privacy of the clients who have been using the e-
commercial websites of the concerned organizations. The article discusses the advantages
of e-commercial activities in the business. The article discusses the advantages of e-
commercial activities in the business.
3. Deng, Z., & Wang, Z. (2016). Early-mover advantages at cross-border business-to-
business e-commerce portals. Journal of Business Research, 69(12), 6002-6011.
Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.05.015
Deng and Wang (2016) in the article entitled “Early-mover advantages at cross-border
business-to-business e-commerce portals” throws light on the importance of the
implementation of the e-commercial platforms that are implemented by the various
organizations in order to deal with the retention of the loyal clients of the organization.
The article discusses the advantages of e-commercial activities in the business. The
article discusses the issues that are presented in the e-commercial activities that have
been undertaken by the companies that implement the B2C communications. The
concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable due to the sources wherefrom
the article has been derived.
4. Patwardhan, R., & Gawai, N. (2017). Trustworthiness of the users and products based on
user reviews on ecommerce sites. International Journal of Advanced Research in
Computer Science, 8(7). Available at DOI: 10.26483/ijarcs.v8i7.4243
Patwardhan and Gawai (2017) in the article entitled “Trustworthiness of the users and
products based on user reviews on ecommerce sites” discusses the importance of the

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reviews as provided by the users of the e-commerce websites that are presented within
the organizations. The concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable due to
the sources wherefrom the article has been derived. The article discusses the fact that the
e-commerce options provide the clients with the advantage of choosing over a wide
variety of products within a very small period of timeframe. The article further states that
the user reviews that are available on the e-commerce sites tend to help the concerned
clients to develop an understanding of the trustworthiness of the concerned e-commerce
site.
5. Payaro, A., & Papa, A. R. (2016, June). Products suitable for ecommerce. A proposed
model for click and bricks companies. In 4th International Conference on Contemporary
Marketing Issues ICCMI June 22-24, 2016 Heraklion, Greece (p. 115). Available at DOI:
10.17265/2328-2185/2017.03.005
Payaro and Papa, (2016) in the a7rticle entitled “Products suitable for ecommerce. A
proposed model for click and bricks companies” attempts a discussion on the use of the
internet in the sale of the products that are manufactured by the multitude of the
organizations that are active within the given international markets. The article discusses
the advantages of use of the internet in the development of the e-commercial activities in
the business. The article argues that the implementation of the e-commerce in the client
dealings of the organization tend to help in the increment of the client base of the
organization in discussion. The sources wherefrom the article has been derived concerned
render the article to be considered as scholarly and reliable.
6. Patel, D., Goyal, S., & Agarwal, R. (2018). E-Commerce Business Model. In Improving
E-Commerce Web Applications Through Business Intelligence Techniques (pp. 110-129).

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IGI Global. Available at: https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/e-commerce-business-
model/197191
Patel, Goyal and Agarwal (2018) in the book chapter entitled “E-Commerce Business
Model” attempts a definition of the concept of the ecommerce that is implemented by the
companies operating in the international markets. The chapter discusses the importance
of the implementation of the e-commerce activities within the organization. The book
chapter further discusses the various amounts of advantages and the disadvantages of the
introduction of the e-commerce in the operations of the business organization that have
been operating in the several international markets all over the world.
7. Shi, Y. (2016). Analysis on the B2C e-commerce pattern in China. Journal of Service
Science & Management, 9(5), 443-452. Available at DOI: 10.4236/jssm.2016.95048
Shi (2016) in the article entitled “Analysis on the B2C e-commerce pattern in China”
attempts to shed light on the issues that are related to the use of the e-commerce in the
business organizations that are operational within the Chinese territories. The article
discusses the major disadvantages of the e-commerce activities that are incorporated by
the business organizations. The article discusses the disadvantages of e-commercial
activities in the business. The author of the article opines the fact that the implementation
of e-commercial activities tends/ to levy soaring expenditures on the part of the company.
The introduction of the e-commercial stores tends to provide the lower prices to the
clientele who visit the online stores in comparison to those who have been using the
offline stores. The sources wherefrom the article has been derived recognize the
concerned article as scholarly and reliable.

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8. Yapar, B. K., Bayrakdar, S., & Yapar, M. (2015). The role of taxation problems on the
development of e-commerce. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 195, 642-648.
Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.145
Yapar, Bayrakdar and Yapar (2015) in the article entitled “The role of taxation problems
on the development of e-commerce” attempts a discussion on the taxation issues that is
encountered by the organizations that have been implementing the e-commerce as one of
the major factors that is useful in rendering the business to be accessible to all clients of
the organization. The article discusses the disadvantages of e-commercial activities in the
business. The concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable due to the
sources wherefrom the article has been derived. The article highlights the issues that are
faced by the organization in terms of the taxation which might result due to the
technological issues within the organization.
9. Choshin, M., & Ghaffari, A. (2017). An investigation of the impact of effective factors on
the success of e-commerce in small-and medium-sized companies. Computers in Human
Behavior, 66, 67-74. Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.026
Choshin and Ghaffari (2017) in the article entitled “An investigation of the impact of
effective factors on the success of e-commerce in small-and medium-sized companies”
sheds light on the issues that are related to the retention of the clients of the organization
due to the implementation of the e-commercial activities that have been implemented by
the organization in discussion. The article discusses the disadvantages of e-commercial
activities in the business. The concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable
due to the sources wherefrom the article has been derived. The article majorly focusses
on the issues that are related to the relationship that exists between the company and the

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clientele of company. The article highlights the issues that are faced by the organization
in terms of the client satisfaction within the e-commercial activities.
10. Rahayu, R., & Day, J. (2015). Determinant factors of e-commerce adoption by SMEs in
developing country: evidence from Indonesia. Procedia-Social and Behavioral
Sciences, 195, 142-150. Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.423
Rahayu and Day (2015) in the article entitled “Determinant factors of e-commerce
adoption by SMEs in developing country: evidence from Indonesia” discusses the factors
that are influential for the development of the e-commerce within the various SMEs that
have been operational in the markets within the territorial boundaries of the developing
countries. The concerned article is considered to be scholarly and reliable due to the
sources wherefrom the article has been derived. The article majorly focusses on the
disadvantages that are incurred by the companies in the implementation of e-commercial
activities in the business arenas.

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References
Choshin, M., & Ghaffari, A. (2017). An investigation of the impact of effective factors on the
success of e-commerce in small-and medium-sized companies. Computers in Human
Behavior, 66, 67-74. Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.026
Deng, Z., & Wang, Z. (2016). Early-mover advantages at cross-border business-to-business e-
commerce portals. Journal of Business Research, 69(12), 6002-6011. Available at DOI:
10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.05.015
Mohammed, Z. A., & Tejay, G. P. (2017). Examining privacy concerns and ecommerce adoption
in developing countries: The impact of culture in shaping individuals' perceptions toward
technology. Computers & Security, 67, 254-265. Available at DOI:
10.1016/j.cose.2017.03.001
Patel, D., Goyal, S., & Agarwal, R. (2018). E-Commerce Business Model. In Improving E-
Commerce Web Applications Through Business Intelligence Techniques (pp. 110-129).
IGI Global. Available at: https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/e-commerce-business-
model/197191
Patwardhan, R., & Gawai, N. (2017). Trustworthiness of the users and products based on user
reviews on ecommerce sites. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer
Science, 8(7). Available at DOI: 10.26483/ijarcs.v8i7.4243
Payaro, A., & Papa, A. R. (2016, June). Products suitable for ecommerce. A proposed model for
click and bricks companies. In 4th International Conference on Contemporary Marketing
Issues ICCMI June 22-24, 2016 Heraklion, Greece (p. 115). Available at DOI:
10.17265/2328-2185/2017.03.005

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Rahayu, R., & Day, J. (2015). Determinant factors of e-commerce adoption by SMEs in
developing country: evidence from Indonesia. Procedia-Social and Behavioral
Sciences, 195, 142-150. Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.423
Sabou, S., Avram-Pop, B., & Zima, L. A. (2017). The Impact of the Problems Faced by Online
Customers on Ecommerce. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica, 62(2), 77-88.
Available at DOI: 10.1515/subboec-2017-0010
Shi, Y. (2016). Analysis on the b2c e-commerce pattern in china. Journal of Service Science &
Management, 9(5), 443-452. Available at DOI: 10.4236/jssm.2016.95048
Yapar, B. K., Bayrakdar, S., & Yapar, M. (2015). The role of taxation problems on the
development of e-commerce. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 195, 642-648.
Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.145