E-Business strategies for virtual organizations / Janice Burn, Peter Marshall, Martin Barnett

Includes bibliographical references and index

Computer Weekly Professional Series -- E-business and the virtual organization--a new rationale for 21st century organizations -- The new economy -- Is the 'new economy' really new? -- Framework of e-business -- E-business -- Technology as enabling virtual organizations -- What do we mean by a virtual organization -- Characteristics of the virtual organization -- Characterizing the essence of the virtual organization -- The collaborative VO as the agile contender -- Summary of characteristics of the agile VO -- Essential organizational processes and activities -- What makes the VO different? -- Managing in the virtual organization: success factors -- E-business models for virtual organizations -- The contemporary context for organizational change -- Strategies for widespread presence -- Models of efficient response -- Virtual alliance framework -- Virtual organizational change -- IS planning strategies for emerging business models -- Background to planning theory -- How IS planning has evolved -- Planning for new and forthcoming business environments -- Developing planning strategies for the networked organization -- Coopetition: the new (name of the) game in town -- Proposed new SIS planning model -- Moving from e-business to i-business strategies in virtual markets -- Internetworked markets -- Strategies for i-markets -- The chain gang -- Supply chain management (SCM) -- Value chains -- The basic concept -- The value system -- Implementing the value chain analysis -- Demand chains -- Virtual value chains