e-Business Strategies for Virtual Organizations

ISBN-13: 9780750649438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 272 str.

Janice Burn; Martin Barnett; Peter Marshall

Opis

This text aims to provide a brief introduction to the concepts of information warfare; managing organizational knowledge; and the information economy, however it also focuses on strategic issues. The virtual organization is now an important business model for contemporary business organizations. The flexibility and adaptability of the virtual organization make it ideal for survival in the modern world's highly competitive and dynamically changing markets. Modern corporations may utilize some of the features of the virtual organization to develop the ideal organization to a greater or lesser extent depending on individual business circumstances. This book covers the virtual organization and the issues involved in planning, realizing and managing such an organization. Throughout, the role of information and communication technologies in supporting virtual organizations and virtual organizing is covered.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Janice Burn, Peter Marshall, Martin Barnett