Document Type
Doctoral Thesis
Disciplines
1.2 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Abstract
This research aims to investigate whether the law as it currently stands in Oman provides adequate legal protection for personal data, to determine the current obstacles facing the electronic commerce sector, and to identify ways of overcoming such challenges. The empirical focus of this study will be electronic commerce transactions between companies and consumers. In this regard, the research will explore the perceptions of the main stakeholders towards privacy regulation and what implications these have for the growth of electronic commerce in Oman. The privacy that this research aims to explore is a complex issue since it concerns human feelings and experiences. Therefore, a qualitative approach in the form of semi-structured interviews will be deployed. The participants in this study are the main stakeholders in electronic commerce transactions: businesses, consumers and the government. A grounded theory approach will be implemented to provide a platform for generating new ideas and concepts about the impact of privacy concerns on electronic commerce.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/z02g-p829
Recommended Citation
Al Kharusi, Talib, "Towards the Development of a Balanced Legislative Framework for Consumer Data Protection in Electronic Commerce: The Case of the Sultanate of Oman" (2023). Doctoral. 271.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/sciendoc/271
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Publication Details
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Technological University Dublin, September 2023.
https://doi.org/10.21427/z02g-p829