ITR: 'Globalization, Electronic Commerce and Social Impacts: The Influence of National Environments on Diffusion and Impacts of the Internet'.

这项研究审查了以互联网为基础的电子商务在全球的传播，国家环境和政策如何影响各国国内电子商务的使用，以及电子商务的经济和社会影响。该项目采用了定量和定性方法，包括对42个国家的推广情况进行比较研究，并对8个国家的电子商务增长情况进行详细的个案研究，这些个案研究着眼于国家一级的电子商务增长情况，以及高技术、金融服务和零售这三个关键工业部门的电子商务增长情况。这些研究将查明电子商务传播的主要趋势、影响传播的关键环境和政策因素以及电子商务的主要影响。该项目将由计算机科学、社会系统和管理领域的研究人员实施，并将与来自巴西、丹麦、法国、日本、墨西哥、新加坡、台湾和美国等8个国家的专家合作收集数据。研究成果包括：1）对电子商务在不同国家的使用和影响有了新的科学认识; 2）未来研究行业、国家和全球趋势的基准; 3）为参与全球电子商务的企业高管提供战略见解; 4）为政府提供政策见解，以促进和最大限度地发挥全球商业的利益;（5）通过研究生教育扩大研究群体。

This research examines the global diffusion of Internet-based electronic commerce, how national environments and policies influence e-commerce use within countries, and the economic and social impacts of e-commerce. The project employs both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including a comparative study of diffusion across 42 countries and detailed case studies in eight countries that look at the growth of e-commerce nationally, and also in three critical industry sectors: high-technology, financial services and retail. These studies will identify key trends in diffusion, critical environmental and policy factors that influence the diffusion, and major impacts of e-commerce. The project will be carried out by researchers from computer science, social systems and management and will involve data collection collaboration with experts from a total of eight countries, including Brazil, Denmark, France, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States. The outcomes of the research include 1) new scientific understanding of the use and impacts of e-commerce in different countries, 2) baseline benchmarks for future studies of industry, national and global trends, 3) strategic insights for business executives involved in global e-commerce, 4) policy insights for governments to promote and maximize the benefits of global commerce, and 5) extension of the research community through the education of graduate students.