The IRMA Community
Newsletters
Research IRM
Click a keyword to search titles using our InfoSci-OnDemand powered search:
|
Enhancing the Preparedness of SMEs for E-Business Opportunities by Collaborative Networks
Abstract
This chapter introduces virtual Organisations (VOs) as a special organisational form of collaborative networks of SMEs to conduct E-Business projects. VOs are normally not created from scratch, but instantiated from a strategic network or pool of enterprises. This enhances the preparedness of participating members when an E-Business opportunity occurs. The underlying strategic network acts as a breeding environment for the VOs. Therefore, it is called a VO Breeding Environment (VBE). Examples from the automotive industry are illustrating the development and needs of this concept. Strategic planning is important for such a network in order to increase chances of occurring business opportunities. The remainder of this chapter shows how scenario-oriented methods such as cross-impact analysis can be used to support a collaborative strategic planning in such networked organisations. The application of such methods allows long-term foresight and the anticipation of the right technological, financial and business oriented decisions.
Related Content
Rehmat Shah, Rana Yassir Hussain, Hira Irshad.
© 2024.
21 pages.
|
Malik Waqar Ahmed, Haroon Hussain, Hammad Hassan Mirza, Ghulam Ali Bhatti.
© 2024.
17 pages.
|
Burak Nedim Aktaş.
© 2024.
23 pages.
|
Rani Jha, Sidharth Mishra, Avinash Sharma.
© 2024.
15 pages.
|
Tugçe Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır Şimşek.
© 2024.
25 pages.
|
George Kassar.
© 2024.
15 pages.
|
Andi Cudai Nur, Komal Khalid.
© 2024.
19 pages.
|
|
|