e-Business Strategies for Virtual Organizations

• Main Authors: Burn, Janice (Author), Marshall, Peter (Author), Barnett, Martin (Author)
• Format: Manuscript Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxon Routledge 2016
• Subjects: Virtual corporations; Electronic commerce
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The authors provide a brief introduction to the concepts and strategic issues surrounding information warfare, managing organizational knowledge, and the information economy. The virtual organization is now an important business model for contemporary business organizations and the flexibility and a...

Table of Contents:

• The nature and rationale of virtual organizations and virtual organizing - Virtual organizations: new rationale for 21st century; Characteristics of the virtual organization; Virtual competition; The role of information and communication technologies in the virtual organization; Strategies for transitioning to the virtual organization - Models of virtual organizations; Virtual value chains; Virtual organizing; Evaluating strategies for change; Management issues in the virtual organization - Virtual re-engineering; virtual teams and outsourcing; Knowledge management in the virtual organization; Virtual cultures; International cases of e-business.