4:  Navigating the World of e-business

 

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A.  Defining e-Business

What is e-business and what is e-commerce?

 

 

 

How do you organize e-Business resources?

 

 

 

How do you satisfy needs on-line?

 

 

 

How do you increase revenue growth (on-line) and reduce expenses (on-line)?

 

 

B.  e-Business Framework

1.  What is the web and how was it created?

 

2.  What role do telecommunications, computer hardware manufacturers, and internet service providers play?

 

3.  What is the dominant software and what is the trend of online sellers and content providers?

 

4.  What is the difference between global e-business and small e-business?

 

C.  Fundamental Models

                1.  What is B2B and explain the two types of B2B practices?

 

 

 

                2.  What is B2C and what are the major objectives of B2C firms?

 

 

D.  Creating an e-Business Plan

                1.  Start up

 

 

                2.  Building an on-line presence for an existing business

 

 

E.  Social and Legal

                1.  What are some critical ethical and social responsibility issues?

 

 

 

                2.  What some major security concerns?

 

 

 

                3.  How has the government regulated internet commerce and what do you think lies ahead?

 

 

F.  Future

                1.  Summarize the expected growth of e-business and environmental forces affecting e-business.

 

2.  What are on-line communities and what kind of companies are partnering on-line?