E-Commerce Policy and International Business

Management International Review, Forthcoming

38 Pages Posted: 19 Oct 2022

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Douglas J. Cumming

Florida Atlantic University; Birmingham Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Sofia Johan

Florida Atlantic University - Finance; University of Vaasa; Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC)

Zaheer Khan

University of Aberdeen

Martin Meyer

University of Aberdeen

Date Written: September 14, 2022

Abstract

The rise of digitization and information and communication technologies (ICT) is playing a vital role in facilitating global trade and business activities and in overcoming cross-border transaction costs. In so doing, it offers firms significant benefits and opportunities to compete on a global scale, as witnessed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The growth and widespread diffusion of internet-enabled technologies and platforms have created numerous opportunities for firms to provide products and services across both developed and developing markets. Yet, limited research has been conducted in the international business domain to explore the rise of ecommerce and its implications for international business scholarship. In this focused issue, we present an examination of the role played by e-commerce in international business, paying particular attention to the policy aspect of e-commerce and issuing a call for a greater integration of e-commerce policy in international business research.

Keywords: e-commerce, cross-border online business activities, global ecommerce, platforms, networks, institutions

JEL Classification: L81, M16, F10, F40, F60

Suggested Citation

Cumming, Douglas J. and Johan, Sofia A. and Khan, Zaheer and Meyer, Martin, E-Commerce Policy and International Business (September 14, 2022). Management International Review, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4248159

Douglas J. Cumming (Contact Author)

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Sofia A. Johan

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Zaheer Khan

University of Aberdeen ( email )

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Martin Meyer

University of Aberdeen ( email )

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Aberdeen, Scotland AB24 3QY
United Kingdom

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