INTRO TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BUNDLE)
INTRO TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BUNDLE)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781119379379
Author: Rainer
Publisher: WILEY C
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 11, Problem 1OC
Program Plan Intro

B2C Electronic commerce:

B2C or Business to Customer Electronic commerce is an e-commerce model which denotes an online sale or financial transaction between a business and a customer.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

Importance of B2C electronic commerce in China:

China being the most populous country in the world and also one of the countries that focuses a lot on technology gives a lot of importance of Business to Customer e-commerce. This is because:

  • China have different payment methods which offer the customers a number of free functions such as buying bus tickets, topping up mobile credit and paying for products in-store. Some of the examples are “Alipay” and “TenPay”, which offer payment gateway solutions that provide smooth and secure online transactions, directly linked to users' bank accounts.
  • ICP: The Internet Control Protocol works along with the Chinese “great firewall of China” to enforce China's protective internet laws.
  • With the huge population, online may be the only place, shoppers (outside of the biggest cities) can buy certain, non-Chinese brand products which will increase the revenues.
  • In China there is a centralization of e-commerce website as most of the retailers big and small operate as storefronts on Alibaba’s “Tmall.com” (business-to-consumer site).
  • One of the biggest factors is standardized, single account transaction process across virtually all retailers which generate huge revenue.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Database System Concepts
Computer Science
ISBN:9780078022159
Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Starting Out with Python (4th Edition)
Computer Science
ISBN:9780134444321
Author:Tony Gaddis
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Digital Fundamentals (11th Edition)
Computer Science
ISBN:9780132737968
Author:Thomas L. Floyd
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
C How to Program (8th Edition)
Computer Science
ISBN:9780133976892
Author:Paul J. Deitel, Harvey Deitel
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Manag...
Computer Science
ISBN:9781337627900
Author:Carlos Coronel, Steven Morris
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Programmable Logic Controllers
Computer Science
ISBN:9780073373843
Author:Frank D. Petruzella
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education