Typology for e-business activities in the agricultural sector. (25th February 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Andreopoulou, Z.; Tsekouropoulos, G.; Koutroumanidis, T.; Vlachopoulou, M.; , B. Manos
• Is Part Of: International journal of business information systems. Volume 3:Number 3(2008)
• Page Start: 231
• Page End: 251
• Publication Date: 2008-02-25
• Subjects: e-business models -- agriculture -- website evaluation -- internet -- typology -- electronic business -- agricultural sector -- Greece; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Business -- Periodicals; Business -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; System design -- Periodicals; System analysis -- Periodicals; 651.8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-0972

Abstract

The internet constitutes an effective business resource as it provides a persistent communication infrastructure as well as huge business opportunities and information capital worldwide. The aim of this paper is to create a typology for e-business activities in the agricultural sector. The methodology concerns the study of the principles of e-business and its practice in the agricultural sector, the examination of the existing e-business models on the internet and, furthermore, the study of the websites promoting e-business in agriculture, their classification under the existing models and their evaluation through a multicriteria method. As a case study to apply the methodology described, the agricultural business sector in Greece is selected. Regarding classification, enterprises in the e-agricultural sector are classified according to the stage of the 'interaction', where beyond mere presence on the internet, there is a possibility for the user to navigate through the website and collect numerous information.