TY - JOUR

T1 - From electronic to mobile commerce: Opportunities through technology convergence for business services

AU - Tiwari, Rajnish

AU - Buse, Stephan

AU - Herstatt, Cornelius

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - Mobile commerce is gaining increasing acceptance. The need for mobility is a pri-mary driving force behind mobile banking, mobile entertainment and mobile mar-keting, and is supported by an ever increasing convergence of computers and mo-bile telecommunication devices. This article examines the conceptual backgroundand existing regulatory framework of this relatively new business field, in order toprovide a systematic and comprehensive understanding of m-commerce, includingits utility for both consumers and service-providers, so as to make them aware of thenew business opportunities arising out of this convergence

AB - Mobile commerce is gaining increasing acceptance. The need for mobility is a pri-mary driving force behind mobile banking, mobile entertainment and mobile mar-keting, and is supported by an ever increasing convergence of computers and mo-bile telecommunication devices. This article examines the conceptual backgroundand existing regulatory framework of this relatively new business field, in order toprovide a systematic and comprehensive understanding of m-commerce, includingits utility for both consumers and service-providers, so as to make them aware of thenew business opportunities arising out of this convergence

KW - Management studies

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 23

SP - 38

EP - 45

JO - Asia Pacific Tech Monitor

JF - Asia Pacific Tech Monitor

SN - 0256-9957

IS - 5

ER -