MGT300: C14 (E-BUSINESS)



1.E-Business

*The Internet is a powerful channel that presents new opportunities for an organization to:

Touch customers (If did not have Internet we have distance and hard to touch with customers.It also can make can close with the customers)

Enrich products&services with information (If traditionally they use catalog ,brochures to update information).

Reduce costs (It can operate at home ,no need to rent or buy premise .It also no need to hired employees).


2.E-Commerce & E-Business





*E-Commerce :limited buying and selling of goods and services over the Internet (online transactions)


*E-Business :more than e-commerce ,not onling buying and selling ,but also fulfill customers demand& needs (online transactions,serving customers & collaborating with business partner)


3.E-Business Models : An approach to conducting electronic business on the Internet.


i)Business-to-business (B2B): Businesses buying and selling to each other over the Internet(one company to one company).

ii)Business-to-consumer (B2C):Any businesses that sells its products or services to consumers over the Internet.

iii)Consumer-to-business (C2B):Any consumer that sells a product or service to a business over the Internet(from consumer to business.It also more to fashion and hard to sell it alone).

iv)Consumer-to-consumer (C2C):Sites primarily offering goods&services to assist consumers interacting with each other over the Internet(eg :Consumers sell preloved to consumer by Facebook group) .



3.i)Business-to-business (B2B)

Electronic marketplace(e-marketplace) :There are so many buyers&sellers from different business or industries ,can choose with the cheapest price)

      It also create collaborative and create networking .

      Primary goal:To increase market efficiency by tightening& automating the relationship between buyers& selles.

      Variety of products from raw materials there are not limited.



3.ii)Business-to-consumer (B2C)



E-Shop :Retail store that sells their own products only ,customers can shop at any hour of the day(eg: Sugarscarf ,Fareeda ,and Hanami).




E-Mall : Variety number of e-shops; serves as a gateway through which a visitor can access other e-shops(eg:Zalora and Lazada).
*Business types:
Brick-and-mortar business :operation only at shop not in Internet .It physical store only such as Bata.

Pure-play business:operates on the Internet only and did not have store.

Click-and-mortar business:Not only have store but they operates on the Internet also such as Sugarscarf .

3.iii)Consumer-to-business (C2B)

Priceline.com is an example of a C2B e-business model.

The demand for C2B e-business will increase over the next few years due to customer's desire for greater convenience and lower prices.




3.iv)Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)

*Online auctions

Electronic auction (e-auction) :Sellers and buyers solicit consecutive bids from each other and prices are determined dynamically.

Forward auction:Normal option where as sellers will choose buyers that bid the highest price.

Reverse auction :Buyers want to purchase with a lowest price sellers will bid the lowest price will wins.

*C2C communities include :

Communities of interest :People setup group based on their interest such as group about reading novels.

Communities of relations:People setup group based on experiences such as cancer patients they will share about their experience ,and how to overcome it.

Communities of fantasy :People will setup group with different country to play games ,or their will sell signature of their idols .

4.E-Business Benefits

Highly accessible :Businesses can operate 24 hours a day ,7 days a week ,365 days a year.

Increased customer loyalty :Easy to contact with customers and easy to deals with the customers.

Improved information content : Easy to update and delete information.If use traditionally they use catalog and brochures if there have changes information they have printing again.

Increased convenience :E-Business automates and improves many of the activities that make up a buying experience.

Increased global reach : Businesses ,both small & large can reach new markets.

Decreased cost :No need rent or buy store.It also no need to hired employees.

5.E-Business Challenges

Identifying limited market segments (lack of growth in some sectors due to product/service limitation)

Managing consumer trust (must develop a trustworthy relationship to make that initial sale and generate customer loyalty)

Ensuring consumer protection (implement Internet security,protect from misuse of customer information)

Adhere to taxation rules (Companies have to register and declare the profit because have pay taxation)

6.E-Business Benefits & Challenges

Transaction fees
License fees
Subscription fees
Value-added fees
Advertising fees

7.Mashups

*Web mashup - A website or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service .

       Application programming interface (API): a set of routines,protocols ,and tools for building software applications.

       Mashup editor :What You See Is What You Get for mashups.

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