Welcome to The Center for Global Electronic Commerce (CGEC).
Our goal is to promote interdisciplinary research on business
and the internet, to respond to industry needs for internet
business applications and to design a curriculum for
electronic commerce education.
The recent years have seen tremendous growth in electronic
commerce and electronic business applications. Numerous
organizations are investigating better ways to support their
electronic business systems, or electronically supported work
processes. Electronic commerce, a subset of electronic
business, involves all electronically supported transactions
between individuals, businesses and/or governments. While
technology has enabled the phenomenal growth of these fields,
core business skills are still essential for organizations
that wish to use this technology to the best interests of
their business. The business of e-business requires at least
as much business expertise as technology expertise.
Uniquely, The Center for Global Electronic Commerce, and the
Pamplin College of Business at
Virginia Tech will bring
together both strong business skills and information technology
skills. We hope to enhance business partnerships, share and
collaborate in research activities, and promote students trained in
the specialized area of electronic commerce.