Trust in Electronic Commerce:The Role of Trust from a Legal, an Organizational, and a Technical Point of View

Download or read book Trust in Electronic Commerce:The Role of Trust from a Legal, an Organizational, and a Technical Point of View written by J. E. J. Prins and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2002-07-03 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic commerce is here to stay. No matter how big the dot-com crisis was or how far the e-entrepreneurs' shares fell in the market, the fact remains that there is still confidence in electronic trading. At least it would appear that investors are confident in e-companies again. However, not only trust of venture capitalists is of importance -- consumers also have to have faith in on-line business. After all, without consumers there is no e-business. Interacting lawyers, technicians and economists are needed to create a trustworthy electronic commerce environment. To achieve this environment, thorough and inter-disciplinary research is required and that is exactly what this book is about. Researchers of the project Enabling Electronic Commerce from the Dutch universities of Tilburg and Eindhoven have chosen a number of e-topics to elaborate on trust from their point of view. This volume makes clear that the various disciplines can and will play a role in developing conditions for trust and thus contribute to a successful electronic market.