The economic and social impacts of e-commerce

E-Commerce has brought about many changes in organizations and has had significant impacts on the quality of life that is experienced by individuals or even indirectly as members of society. The need to have fast and efficient information on products is crucial to our socially conscious and technologically dependent society; hence, information technology has increased the intolerable burden of handling the increasing amount of information and human errors which the society is expected to contend with. The Economic and Social Impacts of E-Commerce addresses issues associated with the advent of e-commerce, and its significance within society. Ch. I. Tricke-business: Malcontents In The Matrix / Paul Taylor -- Ch. Ii. The Economic And Social Impact Of Electronic Commerce In Developing Countries / Roberto Vinaja -- Ch. Iii. Adverse Effects Of E-commerce / Sushil K. Sharma And Jatinder N.d. Gupta -- Ch. Iv. The Emerging Need For E-commerce Accepted Practice (ecap) / G. Erwin And S. Singh -- Ch. V. The Theory Behind The Economic Role Of Managing The Strategic Alignment Of Organizations While Creating New Markets / Sam Lubbe -- Ch. Vi. Online Customer Service / Rick Gibson -- Ch. Vii. E-commerce And Executive Information Systems: A Managerial Perspective / G. Erwin And Udo Averweg -- Ch. Viii. Smes In South Africa: Acceptance And Adoption Of E-commerce / Eric Cloete. Sam Lubbe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This chapter explores the phenomenon of hacktivism in the context of globalization debates and the evolving nature of new social movements.