Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Section I: e-Commerce, e-Business and Web Page Design Issues -- Chapter I1 -- A Model for Culturally Informed Web Interfaces -- Brian Corbitt, Deakin University, Australia -- Theerasak Thanasankit, University of Melbourne, Australia -- Chapter II 27 -- From e-Commerce to m-Commerce: The Power of the Mobile Internet -- Clarence N. W. Tan, Bond University, Australia -- Tiok-Woo Teo, Bond University, Australia -- Chapter III54 -- Internet Interface Design: e-Commerce and the User -- John D. Haynes, UCOL, New Zealand and University of Central Florida, USA -- Ahmed Mahfouz, Texas A&M University, USA -- Chapter IV71 -- Electronic Commerce (EC) Tools in Context: What Are the Implications for -- Global Electronic Commerce? -- Deborah Bunker, University of New South Wales, Australia -- Chapter V 87 -- International User Interfaces -- Barry Jackson, Massey University, New Zealand -- Section II: e-Commerce, e-Business, Internet, Strategic and Management Issues -- Chapter VI104 -- Electronic Business Strategic Orientation -- Eric Deakins, University of Waikato, New Zealand -- Chapter VII120 -- Human Factors and e-Commerce -- Catherine Wallace, Massey University, New Zealand -- Chapter VIII138 -- Virtual Absenteeism -- William H. Friedman, University of Central Arkansas, USA -- Chapter IX150 -- Systems Thinking and the Internet: New Thinking for a New Era -- Kambiz E. Maani, University of Auckland, New Zealand -- Section III: Internet Management, Sustainability and Philosophical Issues -- Chapter X165 -- The Internet, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems Management -- James F. Courtney, University of Central Florida, USA -- Sandra M. Richardson, Texas Tech University, USA -- David Paradice, Florida State University, USA -- Chapter XI178 -- The Internet: Intercultural Communication and the Idea of Sustainability -- Peter Raine, International Honours Program, USA -- Chapter XII194 -- Only Connect? The Impact of the Internet on Lived Experience -- Neil Turbull, Nottingham Trent University, UK -- Chapter XIII209 -- The Internet: An End to Classical Decision Modeling? -- Ray J. Paul, Brunel University, UK -- Chapter XIV220 -- The Question Concerning Information Technology: Thinking with -- Heidegger on the Essence of Information Technology -- Lucas D. Introna, Lancaster University, UK -- Section IV: Internet Online Data Issues -- Chapter XV236 -- Internet Data Mining -- Kuldeep Kumar, Bond University, Australia -- John Baker, UCOL (Universal College of Learning), New Zealand -- Chapter XVI254 -- Fables of the Reconstruction: Characterizing Business Structures -- with Online Data Collection -- David Bimler, Massey University, New Zealand -- John Kirkland, Massey University, New Zealand -- Section V: Internet Health and Banking Issues -- Chapter XVII279 -- E-Health and Online Medical Transactions -- Alec Holt, University of Otago, New Zealand -- John D. Gillies, University of Otago, New Zealand -- Chapter XVIII297 -- The Trend Toward Online Banking Services by Brick-and-Mortar -- Institutions: The Last Five Years -- Dianne J. Hall, Ray E. Whitmire, Steven D. Hall and E. Leon Knight -- Texas A&M University, USA -- Chapter XIX315 -- Banks and Financial Consulting in the Internet Age -- George Peters, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany.