Analysis Of Lagging Factors In Adopting E-Business Strategies: Identifying Successful Strategies Essay.

a.describe and list key (most essential) ideas/points

b.what are the main contributions ?

a.how was the research planned?

b.what data were used?

c.what analytical tools were employed?

d.what did you learn reading the paper ?

e.what are the technical points that you appreciated ?

a.has serious technical mistakes (describe them)

b.isn't novel (provide/suggest related work/papers)

c.doesn't demonstrate (all) its point by proofs, simulations, experiments (be specific)

d.makes unreasonable assumptions (describe them)|

a.how does the paper relate to other works/projects/papers ?

b.which of them have been cited and which you know that are related by they have not been referenced by the authors

a.does the paper describe its goals clearly?

b.does the paper deliver what was originally promised ?

c.what were the motivations (what issues/problems inspired this research), assumptions (of the setting, requirements), and contributions ?

d.is the reference format/list of keywords complete ?

e.Are the figures readable ? Can you see trends? Do they explain the trends or "unusual behaviour"? Do the results in the figures make sense? If

f.not, mention it in the review. Raise questions...

g.list any writing style remarks/corrections (English grammar/syntax, spelling) ...

Key (Most Essential) Ideas/Points

Main Contributions

Analysis of lagging factors in adopting e-business strategies between different firms contributed in the identification of the strategies that could lead to successful adoption of e-business within such firms.

1. Research planning

The literature related to the e-business strategies have been explained considering the perspective of the strategy content. Human influences in the e-business factor have been also analysed.

1. Used data

Data related to cross sectional sample of four different firms were used considering the deployment of e-business and factors associated to the success of this strategy.

1. Analytical tools

• Latent class modelling
• Strategy content and strategy process perspective literature analysis
  1. Knowledge gained

Contemporary business’s performance can be enhanced through adopting advanced e-business strategies through redefining the strategic objective and transforming the existing services, markets, products, business communication, and business processes.

1. Technical points

• Integration of strategy process and content perspective
• Factors resting the organization from successfully adopting e-business strategies
• “ex ante indeterminant” has been stated to the exact extent of the capabilities and pressure in the e-business development. 

Data was collected and analysed from four different types of the firms, proposing the quantitative value for the research finding.  

Doesn't demonstrate (all) its point by proofs, simulations, experiments (be specific)

The paper does not provided any simulation or experiments that could specify the exact results related to the executed research.  Primary data analysis such as interview or survey, in addition to this analysis could have proposed more specific results.

1. Relation of paper with other works/projects/papers

Some of the references are back dated and it might have lacked in describing the current perception and data related to the proposed area of work. The reference of the latest years can be considered as the best approach for delivering a realistic results.  

1. which of them have been cited and which you know that are related by they have not been referenced by the authors

Every reference of the reference list have been cited in the report however, some of the similar articles could have been cited in the article such as (Newman 2005) could have been used as a reference for the paper.

1. Paper goals clarity

Yes, the research paper was successful in achieving goal

1. Paper deliveries

Yes, the hypothesis questions were answered as the answer of first hypothesis described the factors of successful e-business adoption for different firms

1. Issues/problems inspired this research:

Approximately 20% of e-business adoption within the different firms are leading towards failure and thus, identification of these factors are crucial for the successful deployment of e-business adoption.

Assumptions: Resource based view of the firms were assumed

Contributions: proposing best approaches and attempts those could lead to the successful adoption of the e-business strategies

1. Is the reference format/list of keywords complete?
2. Figures clarity

Figures are readable, trends visual available, readable, the real data collected related to the four different firms have been explaining the trends and there is not any unusual behaviour.

The research lacks in proposing the much complex section of the e-business strategies for adoption

Cross-sectional findings could be corroborated through utilizing the longitudinal studies in manner to highlight the customary call.

Main Contributions

The research was delivered on the basis of personal judgements and the writer might have taken some bias decisions that could influence the entire research efficiency and results.  

The operational and financial dimensions measurement ability could have been helpful in providing richer description of the e-business performance.

No, both the hypothesis were answered however, the paper lacked in researching the contents related to the strategic change. Cross-sectional design cannot be suggested as the appropriate and effective approach for the exploratory research.

• The key point associated to paper includes mobile commerce application in Jordon, moderating effect of gender difference, individualism-collectivism and ICT technology.  
• The data used for the critical analysis are gathered from 14 different Jordon based Universities.
• Primary research is used for collecting data
• The primary research work generated more empirical findings with varied intention for using the application of Mobile application, implication and recommendations on this research practice.

• Detail investigations on moderation role of gender difference as well as individualism-collectivism measurement for different levels are done.
• Around 425 sets of valid data are used for the analytical research work.
• The different analytical tools that are being employed by the researcher for conducting this research work include survey, interview, focus group and observations.
• If these research tools are accurately used by the researchers, then it will surely successfully deliver a valid and successful outcome to make the research a successfully accomplished one.
• I have learned that, ICT has the ability to deliver sophisticated applications globally by allowing people to interact dynamically over any distance.
• The technical points mentioned in this paper related to ICT are appreciable enough.
• In order to gain comprehensive understandings traditional application of TAM model was difficult and those can be mitigated through M-commerce.

• The respondents associated to primary survey are provided in details in this research paper.
• For specific comparison between the statistical and analytical data the paper is defined as a successful one.

• The related work can be improved by using more valid secondary sources parallel along with the primary research work.
• The gender specification, age specifications are demonstrated statistically in this paper and all the statistical values are plotted based on the survey resultant. The issues with output quality, productivity could have been much better if the simulation would have done properly using technical analytical tools.
• The unreasonable assumptions identified in this paper are spontaneous irrelativeness, creativity, playfulness, unoriginality etc.

The related work or research done for the successful completion of the research include technology acceptance model, comparison between the traditional technology adoption and M-commerce adoption, the M-commerce adoption through different countries, the IC as well as IT adoption. 

• Due to the primary research it shows detail research in the requirements.
• The figures used in this research work are readable and the flow of the research can also be also defined from this.
• The overall presentation of the paper including grammar and structure is also appreciable.

• Proper schedule should be maintained to successfully accomplish the research work.
• Proper budget must be prepared for the research work while conducting the research.

• All valid perspectives should be considered.
• The hypothetical assumption set for this research has no unanswered question rather it meets all the assumptions.

Coltman, Tim R., Timothy M. Devinney, and David F. Midgley. "e-Business strategy and firm performance: a latent class assessment of the drivers and impediments to success." Journal of Information Technology 22.2 (2007): 87-101.

Key (most essential) ideas/points

Traffic in B2B and B2C websites

Mobile devices application in e-commerce

Lister technology contribution

Sales force

Main Contributions

The paper analysed the current mobile traffic trends in both the consumer B2C websites and industrial B2B websites.

Research planning

Identify and analyse the usability of the mobile trends and B2B and B2C traffic and propose quantitative results.

Used data

The data is being collected from the recently developed mobile website.

Analytical tools

Pie charts, and graphs.

Knowledge gained

The mobile devices are the most contributing devices in the field of the e-commerce.

Many mobile platforms and real data has been collected and analysed for the evaluation of the traffic trends in the B2B and B2C e-commerce sectors.

1. Relation of paper with other works/projects/papers

When the paper was related to other work or research done it was found that the article as provided contains the similar information about the M-commerce and the adoption of traditional technology.

1. which of them have been cited and which you know that are related by they have not been referenced by the authors

After revising the article, none of the references were cited in the article though content were relevant to the mention resources that were present in the article.

1. Paper goals clarity

It could be more preferable if discussed with aims and objectives of the paper with clear and precise manner.

1. Paper deliveries

Yes, the paper contain data related to Mobile website and provided proper information and delivered relevant content as per promised.

1. Issues/problems inspired this research:

When checked through the paper, the paper had articulated about the mobile traffic for both the B2C and B2B industrial websites which have drawn a large percentage of mobile traffic when both B2B industrial sites and B2C sites were compared. The paper throws light on the trends of the current mobile traffic.

1. Assumptions:

The entire paper was based on the facts and none of the sector describes about the assumptions.

1. Contributions:

This white paper demonstrates quantitative results about the trends from B2C consumer websites and B2B industrial websites. Quantitative results have been proposed using the pie chart demonstrations.

1. Is the reference format/list of keywords complete?

No, every question has been discussed including drawbacks and the additional resources that are available for the mobile websites.

1. Figures clarity

The pie charts and graphs are clearly presented throughout the paper.

The paper could have introduced some secondary data analysis and comparing it with the executed research in manner to make sure that the gaps have been fulfilled and the proposed solution will assure e-commerce application in the world.

There are no such questions that are unanswered.

References

Coltman, Tim R., Timothy M. Devinney, and David F. Midgley. "e-Business strategy and firm performance: a latent class assessment of the drivers and impediments to success." Journal of Information Technology 22.2 (2007): 87-101.

Faqih, Khaled MS, and Mohammed-Issa Riad Mousa Jaradat. "Assessing the moderating effect of gender differences and individualism-collectivism at individual-level on the adoption of mobile commerce technology: TAM3 perspective." Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 22 (2015): 37-52.

Newman, M. "Revisiting Success and Failure in Information Systems: from factor to process studies." Keynote at CoDE2005 30 (2005).

Raathey, D. and Ramen, V. [online] Listertechnologies.com. Available at: https://listertechnologies.com/sites/default/files/Lister_eBusiness_White_Paper_2013_10_MobileCommerce_0.pdf (2018) [Accessed 19 Aug. 2018].