Factors That Influence the Success or Failure of Digital Businesses

Electronic business, or e-business or "electronic commerce"(55) has increased exponentially because so many businesses are on digital networks. Major business transactions are completed on the enterprise. Digital networking is transforming businesses relationships with the companies customer, their employees and relationships with suppliers and partners in business. E business technology is also improving the way business is done in the government. The government uses the Internet to enable and increase business

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In a world where trade is increasingly becoming digitalized online, there are new and challenging strategies emerging. This essay aims to analyze and determine these strategies. Considering the example of eBay and Amazon, their business models and their multi-sided platforms, we can compare them to decide which strategies work in this market and how, in the future, they can keep a competitive edge as the market continuously changes. However, as Amazon and eBay have eventually crossed paths in an attempt to expand in the ecommerce market, the question persists whether the market is big enough for both. This essay will look at how eBay and Amazon have evolved their business structure and how changes in

This article is excerpted from E-Volve-or-Die.com: Thriving in the Internet Age Through E-Commerce Management, by Mitchell Levy (New Riders Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-7357-1028-7). www.ups.com

As mentioned in the mini assignment, this paper will focus on analyzing and understanding Staples Inc.’s e-business strategy. Staples Inc. is a large office product chain company operating 1780 stores worldwide, serving individual customers and businesses. Their product line includes office supplies, furniture, business services and technology (Staples Corporate Responsibility Report, 2005). This company has thrived through the years to maintain high product and service standards and also managed to create a huge online presence by crossing the $10billion in online sales threshold (Dragan, January 2013).

This is an in-depth study of Elemica’s existing B2B online business and the report contains the findings and its business potential of achieving a larger market share of the online supply chain management in the world. Several key factors have been considered and analyzed and a strategic plan developed to achieve Elemica’s e-Business initiative of global expansion.

Technological advances in the internet arena have come on rapidly and with a vengeance. As more people are learning the true capabilities of such a monster, more and more businesses are finding ways to harness the technology and use it to their advantage. As with anything there can be issues that arise, wires get crosses and people get angry. Today’s technology will ultimately set the stage for tomorrow’s business model.

In the fast changing and increasingly connected world, information technologies play an important role in everyday life as well as in business operations. Innovations and technological advancements provide mechanism for goods or services providers and consumers to connect and transact their purchases in quick, easy, and efficient manner anywhere in the world. Companies, such as Alibaba and Amazon, rely on the technological innovations and advancements to build their business models and capitalize on them (Burinskiene, 2013).

The internet and World Wide Web have changed how we conduct business for ever, the basics of business remain the same, and a company with goods or services needs customers to purchase from them. E-business refers to a broader definition of E-Commerce, not just the buying and selling of goods and services, but also servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, and conducting electronic transactions within the organization (Turban, et al., 2002). What makes e-business different is the scope and range of the business/customer relationship. There is no longer the need for a face-to-face physical transaction to take place in order to procure goods or services. Through the use of technology e-business has revolutionised the way we think about and transact business. Understanding the different type of business model available to organisations helps drive their strategy. In this instance XYZ Micro Turbines wish to conduct business with its suppliers over and established e-Procurement marketplace yet create a bespoke e-business solution for customer purchases. This report aims to identify what XYZ Microturbines need to undertake to make sure they are ready to implement their business

Electronic commerce industries that make “e-commerce” possible are growing at breakneck speed, altering not only how Americans, but also the global marketplace produces, markets, and acquires goods and services. In the e-commerce industry, it is generally agreed that Amazon.com provides one of the best business model “benchmarks” today.

The rapid growth of e-commerce on the Internet has created a challenge for traditional bricks and mortar businesses. Businesses must now change their focus about their own business models, target market, products, and services, and ultimately their own benefits. This paper will compare and contrast the business models of a business to business (B2B), a business to customer (B2C), and a customer to customer (C2C). The Internet

With a steady increase of time, effort, and money being poured into digital marketing over the past few years, one can only wonder what this means for the future of online exchange, or E-commerce. It is said that by 2016, the web will impact purchase decisions of sales totaling $2 trillion. This is over half of all retail transactions (van Bommel et.al.). Digital strategy is no longer something that can be overlooked, an extra tool for a company to take advantage of if they have the time, it is a key marketing driver in our technologically dependent society.

E-mail, online conferencing, and cell phones have become essential tools for conducting business. Information systems are the foundation of fast-paced supply chains. The Internet allows many businesses to buy, sell, advertise, and solicit customer feedback online. Organizations are trying to become more competitive and efficient by digitally enabling their core business processes and evolving into digital firms. The Internet has stimulated globalization by dramatically reducing the costs of producing, buying, and selling goods on a global scale. New information system trends include the emerging mobile digital platform,

When considering opening a business there is one question that is newly coming up. The question is “Have you thought about starting an E-commerce business?”. Anyone can look back on how technology has changed in the last, let’s say, ten years there have been some major advancements. There are watches that tell you about your own body functions, laptops that do more than ever expected, and phones that have more functions than Inspector Gadget, to name just a few. It is not a far-fetched idea for someone to open an e-commerce business opposed to a traditional brick and mortar business. There are even more questions now that a person has to ask themselves before embarking on that path. The big question that we are trying to answer is, “With the way that technology has been growing and evolving, is it beneficial to start an e-commerce business opposed to a more traditional brick and mortar business?” In this paper, I will explore some of these questions and more. There are a lot of things to consider when deciding to go in a new direction. There are many things at risk as well. A person invests a lot of time, money and effort when starting a new business.

‘The business world knows that the Web is one of the best ways for business such as manufacturers to sell their products directly to the public, brick-and-mortar retailers to expand their stores into unlimited geographical locations, and for entrepreneurs to establish a new business inexpensively’[1]. You only have to look at successful businesses such as Amazon to put this statement into context. Amazon sits at the forefront of the online shopping industry with a revenue of 61.09 billion dollars in 2012 according to their annual report published earlier this year. This type of result goes to show how effective e-commerce can be in the commercial industry and the benefit it brings to the economy.