Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane P. Laudon Management Information System 12th Edition pdf

accumulated balance digital payment systems 

Systems enabling

users to make micropayments and purchases on the Web,

accumulating a debit balance on their credit card or telephone

bills.

affiliate revenue model

an e-commerce revenue model in which

Web sites are paid as "affiliates" for sending their visitors to other

sites in return for a referral fee.

agent-based modeling  

Modeling complex phenomena as systems of

autonomous agents that follow relatively simple rules for

interaction.

agency theory

Economic theory that views the firm as a nexus of

contracts among self-interested individuals who must be

supervised and managed.