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Critical Factors to Successful Website Development: Opinions of Website Designers and Developers

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  • Pradeep Korgaonkar

    (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

  • Bay O’Leary

    (Barry University, USA)

  • Ronnie Silverblatt

    (Florida International University, USA)

Abstract

This study was conducted to help understand the factors involved in building a successful website. A national survey of professionals in the areas of Web site design and development were contacted. Based on past published writings in the literature eight factors were identified as critical to the success of website functionality. The factors that are consistently posited in the literature are: 1) Entertainment and Visual Appeal, 2) Reliability, 3) Cost Reductions Attained, 4) Back-End Processes Enabled, 5) Personalization, 6) Information Quality, 7) User Empowerment, and 8) Privacy/Security. Study results are based on the analysis of 349 responses and provide support for the research hypotheses.

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  • Pradeep Korgaonkar & Bay O’Leary & Ronnie Silverblatt, 2009. "Critical Factors to Successful Website Development: Opinions of Website Designers and Developers," International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), IGI Global, vol. 5(4), pages 39-54, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:igg:jebr00:v:5:y:2009:i:4:p:39-54
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