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With the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the ways of doing business have changed. Emerging in 1979, the first signs of electronic commerce, e-commerce, a term initially from English, provided a new way of exchanging goods and services over the Internet, using electronic devices. Currently, consumers, companies and government institutions do business through virtual media online. E-commerce grows a lot every day and increases the number of people (consumers) who start to buy online. This article aims to learn about the online consumption habits of higher education students from two educational institutions, one in Brazil, the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG) and another in Portugal, the Polytechnic of Guarda (IPG). The research found that students' online consumption behavior from both institutions is similar, with only a few exceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present work it is an analysis initially bibliographical matter connected consumer law, currently experienced especially in the acquisition of products and services over the internet through collective shopping sites. The present survey addressed issues related to the Code of Consumer Protection, Paraná State Law No. 17.106/12 and the recent Decree No. 7.962/13, and the new Bills in progress and also some manifestations of PROCONS related to the theme of collective purchases . Further, literature searches were conducted and electronics for the main problems faced by consumers who purchase products and services via electronic exclusively to collective purchasing. This way for a better understanding of the legal issues relating to the theme, were chosen for expression and representation in judicias demands, some judgments of Remedial Classes of the State of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, as well as their understandings and divergent interpretations, thus demonstrating entering the main problems in the judiciary and the treatment they receive, including statements regarding these classes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Collective buying emerged in Brazil in the middle of 2010, and quickly becamse established as a strong source of digital marketing, by intermediating relationships between customers and companies in products and services through the digital commerce of products and services. Its unique characteristic is that it offers an advantage to its stakeholders - customers and investors, either through discounts on purchases, and through digital marketing. The case study in question addresses the subject by illustrating the behavior of a brazilian student addicted to Peixe Urbano, a website that introduces the country to the phenomenon of collective buying, and will lead the reader to understand and question the nuances of the digital market, and the strong influence of e-commerce as a business option. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electronic commerce in Brazil has become a significant channel for the dissemination, commercialization and distribution of products and services in terms of physical and financial volume, however there are many gaps in knowledge about the process of choice of sales channels in the online environment. The objective of this work is to appraise and quantify the relevant attributes in the choice of these channels in the Brazilian context. In-depth interviews were conducted with Internet users during the exploratory phase of the research. The evaluation of the importance of these attributes was performed through a survey among purchasers of books in electronic retail stores, using conjoint analysis methodology. The results revealed that the price was the most important attribute, followed by delivery time, positive experience in prior purchases, usability, positive recommendation from friends and the brand name of the site. The implications of these results for marketing are then discussed and suggestions for future research are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technological innovation provided by the internet is changing the way of carrying out business: Distribution Channels are eliminated, new services and businesses are being created and traditional companies -- those not born on the internet which used to operate in the "real" world -- facing these challenges are responding by adopting e-business activites. The conceptual framework for the company to make decisions about the most appropriate organizational structure for implementing its e-business activites have shown little systemization until now. Confronting this problem, this work looked at the following research question: How have so-called "traditional" companies operating in the "real" or physical market responded to the challenge of doing business on the internet? From this question, the present research aimed to clarify the kind of organizational structure that was used by Brazilian automotive maufacturers to carry out their e-business activities and what results were obtained. The definition of roles and changes in the companies' organograms in order to adopt these activities were also studied. When a traditional company starts e-business activities, many organizational aspects are involved, and its success depends on the adoption of appropriate management mechanisms. The purpose of this research is to provide exploratory results of what kind of organizational structure was implemented to adopt e-business activities. This research is exploratory in nature in order to gain new insights into an as yet incompletely documented phenomenon. Therefore, a qualitative research methodology was used. Data were collected at three automotive industries in Brazil that had been working with e-business solutions for some time: Ford, GM and Daimler-Chrysler. Their organizational arrangements were studied, together with the results achieved from these structures. The definitions of roles and changes within the organogram of the companies were also studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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