The Impact Of Internet In Business

Difference between e-commerce & e-business

Ecommerce
E-commerce can be broken up into two main categories:
E-commerce is buying and selling using an electronic medium.
accepting credit and payments over the net, doing banking transactions using the
Internet, selling commodities or information using the World Wide Web and so on.
E-Business
It involves business processes spanning the entire value chain:
electronic purchasing and supply chain management, processing orders electronically,
handling customer service, and cooperating with business partners.
Difference between buy-side and sell side e-commerce

This diagram shows the buy-side and sell-side e-commerce
Buy side e-commerce are e-commerce transactions between a
purchasing organisation and it suppliers, possibly through
intermediaries.
Sell side e-commerce is e-commerce transactions between a supplier
organisation and its customers, possibly through intermediaries.
Buy side is where the organisation purchases from suppliers, sell side is
when that organisation sells it on to its customers.
To connect buy side and sell side we need intranet
Connection between buy side and sell side
Overlapping
Equivalent to electronic business
Subset of electronic business
Drivers and barriers to adoption
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Barriers
Security risk
Lack of enjoyment in shopping
Delivery time
Lack of trust in virtual sellers.
Benefits
Global choice
Time savings
Access to extensive information.
Possibilities for comparison shopping.
Cost effective

Various types of business e-commerce
B2B- e-commerce is simply defined as e-commerce between companies.
B2C- Business-to-consumer e-commerce, or commerce between companies and
consumers
B2G- Business-to-government e-commerce or B2G is generally defined as
commerce between companies and the public sector.
C2C- Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce or C2C is simply commerce between
private individuals or consumers
G2B- (Government-to-Business transactions between government bodies and
business via the Internet.
G2C- (Government-to-Citizen). G2Cinteractions can allow citizens to be more
informed about government laws, regulations, policies, and services. For the citizen,
e-government can offer a huge range of information and services, including
government forms and services, public policy information, employment and
business
Impact of e-commerce
assignment
Q1 a) Distinguish between e-commerce & e- Business what are
the challenges introduce by e-commerce &e-business

b) what are the unique features of e-commerce in an
organisation? Briefly explain the various types of e-commerce
business example also discuss the impact of e-commerce and
e-business in an organisation with examples.
Globalisation
Companies engaged in the global market enjoy the potential for increase
revenues but also face greater challnges in certain areas of the business
Ensuring respect for the various culture involved is essential to success in the
global area
Our connection to global community is continual and instantaneous

Challenges of global e-commerce
In the business world globalisation specially refers to the process of adapting a
business website to meet the needs of users in various countries.
As you think about expanding your business into a new country youll also
want to consider culture
To prepare a website that does business global be aware of the following issues
Content
Design
Navigation





Content

Navigation

Design
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NATIONAL REGULATION
Regional regulation
Import restrictions
Odr-online disputes resolution

Slept factors
s-social
l-legal
e-economic
p-political
t-technological