[8] 2002 e-business-strategies-for-virtual-organizations
[8] 2002 e-business-strategies-for-virtual-organizations
[8] 2002 e-business-strategies-for-virtual-organizations
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Globalization and e-<strong>business</strong> <strong>strategies</strong> <strong>for</strong> SMEs<br />
3 What do you think about the legality of the operations of<br />
DeBLOCKKA, especially in relation to partners maintaining<br />
other employment? Do you see this as becoming a dominant<br />
approach to work among professionals that may be facilitated<br />
by the Internet?<br />
B. Skill base<br />
1 Identify the relevant skills in the company and discuss how<br />
these may prove useful <strong>for</strong> achieving the core objectives as<br />
well as support its <strong>business</strong> infrastructure management.<br />
2 With respect to the knowledge intensity and extensive<br />
collaborative ef<strong>for</strong>t involved in the core <strong>business</strong> activities,<br />
suggest examples of enterprise-wide solutions <strong>for</strong> managing<br />
work in the organization.<br />
C. Choice of <strong>virtual</strong> markets and e-<strong>business</strong><br />
models<br />
1 Analyse the <strong>virtual</strong> market and identify an appropriate<br />
market model <strong>for</strong> the company.<br />
2 What would you recommend as the e-<strong>business</strong> model to start<br />
with and also discuss possible migration along the broad<br />
classes of online <strong>business</strong> models?<br />
D. Contribution of Internet and<br />
management of <strong>business</strong> infrastructure<br />
1 Discuss the main advantages presented by the Internet to the<br />
company’s global strategy.<br />
2 With reference to the NIAS project, list and explain the nature<br />
of intra- and interfirm relationships and how each may be<br />
enabled by the companies Internet infrastructure.<br />
3 Based on your own experience and also from assessment of<br />
websites of other e-<strong>business</strong> companies, present at least two<br />
different practical scenarios of development of DeBLOCKKA’s<br />
<strong>business</strong> infrastructure using mainly available Internet technologies<br />
and e-commerce solutions. You will need to note the<br />
company’s organizational structure and working arrangements<br />
and its need to link up with many others in sharing<br />
resources (mainly soft), <strong>business</strong> opportunities, collaborative<br />
ef<strong>for</strong>t.<br />
4 Note: It would be useful to develop a taxonomy of ‘infrastructure<br />
component’/‘<strong>business</strong> environment impact’ <strong>for</strong> each<br />
scenario of Internet infrastructure deployment that you<br />
propose.<br />
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