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A Conceptual Framework for the Technological Advancement of E-Commerce Applications

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  • Snezhana Sulova

    (Department of Informatics, University of Economics—Varna, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria)

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E-commerce is an area in which success largely depends on the e-commerce applications used. Currently, there are many studies that focus on various technological innovations in e-commerce systems, but a comprehensive concept of their improvement is lacking. In this regard, the main objective of the article was to explore the technological possibilities for the improvement of e-commerce systems and to propose a conceptual framework for their maintenance and development. The chosen research approach included a combined methodology–text mining analysis of existing developments and identifying the key themes and trends in papers and deep scientific analyses of the most-cited developments. As a result, a conceptual framework for the maintenance and development of e-commerce applications was proposed. To test the approach, publications from the scientific literature database Scopus, on the topic “e-commerce applications” were used. Experiments and text processing were performed with the software RapidMiner Studio. Several main directions for the development of e-commerce systems have been defined: the application of modern development tools; the technological base; and the possibilities of integration. Future research may focus on detailing each direction.

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  • Snezhana Sulova, 2023. "A Conceptual Framework for the Technological Advancement of E-Commerce Applications," Businesses, MDPI, vol. 3(1), pages 1-11, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jbusin:v:3:y:2023:i:1:p:15-230:d:1098761
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