E-business occurs when a company has established critical business procedures and activities to support e-commerce transactions. Using this definition, e-commerce is part of e-business--a company needs e-commerce to implement e-business. Utilizing e-commerce, however, does not mean that a company has transformed into an e-business. E-business is implemented only when a company changes its internal procedures to take advantage of the e-commerce technologies.Interest in the evolution ("e-volution") of e-commerce into e-business is a growth field. With the early November announcement that GM and...

This book covers planning, identifying a team leader and assembling a team, and choosing methods and tools for e-business. It discusses management of resources between regular work and e-business implementation, dealing with vendors, team and management communication, and measurement and implementat

The dot com failures of 2000-2001 are attributable in part to poor adaptations of E-Business practices to successful businesses. In the aftermath of their demise, Transform Your Business into E presents an exploration and analysis of grafting E-Business strategies onto successful enterprises. Leading managers from initial reviews of their existing businesses to evaluations of their preliminary successes and plans for expansion, this book translates visions into specific actions. Transform Your Business into E investigates how to: - Develop your down-to-earth E-Business vision, objectives, and...