Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Designs

Popular among online shoppers, comparison-shopping provides a new sales channel for small to medium enterprises to contend with brand name vendors. Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Designs provides a collection of comprehensive research articles on the rising demand for more informative consumer services. This Premier Reference Source provides e-commerce and agent technology researchers, academicians, and practitioners with a useful overview and references to the latest advancements in the field.

List of contents

Agent designs; Comparison-shopping; Durability comparison; Efficiency of search patterns; Online environments; Price comparison; Product complexity; Search patterns in electronic market; Shopbots; Shopping behavior; Small online vendors.

About the author

Yun Wan is an assistant professor in computer information systems and the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MS-CIS) graduate program advisor at the University of Houston, Victoria. His research interests include decision support systems, especially software agents, and e-commerce. Wan has a BS in management and a BE in computer science from the University of Science and Technology of China, and a PhD in management information systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Contact him at [e-mail].

Product details

• Authors: Yun Wan
• Assisted by: Yun Wan (Editor)
• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2011
• EAN: 9781599049786
• ISBN: 978-1-59904-978-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 286 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 1107 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Address books, telephone directories, timetables, shopping guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous