E-commerce and V-business examines the impact of the Internet and associated technologies on two related aspects of business: electronic commerce and virtual organization. Using a combination of recent theory and empirical evidence it demonstrates how forward thinking organizations are reaping considerable advantages from exciting new business models in these areas. Such models require radical rethinking of many aspects of traditional business. The book covers many of the critical and contemporary issues stemming from these important new developments.The collected papers in this book illustrate the wide variety of business opportunities afforded by e-commerce and virtual business. They describe and discuss the important issues that follow in the wake of an organization deciding to pursue consumers electronically and organize its operations virtually. It brings a good balance of theory and practical issues from different perspectives from different parts of the globe * Packed with new case studies and material illustrating how electronic commerce and virtual business have created significant strategic benefits*Emphasis on leading-edge technologies and applications* Examines both large and small organizations from around the globe

电子商务和虚拟商务研究了互联网和相关技术对商业的两个相关方面的影响：电子商务和虚拟组织。结合最近的理论和经验证据，它展示了前瞻性思维的组织是如何从这些领域令人兴奋的新商业模式中获得相当大的优势的。这种模式需要对传统商业的许多方面进行彻底的反思。本书涵盖了这些重要的新发展所带来的许多重要的和当代的问题。本书收集的论文说明了电子商务和虚拟商务所提供的各种各样的商业机会。他们描述并讨论了在一个组织决定以电子方式追求消费者并以虚拟方式组织其运营之后的重要问题。它很好地平衡了来自全球不同地区的不同视角的理论和实践问题*包含了新的案例研究和材料，说明了电子商务和虚拟企业如何创造了重大的战略利益*强调领先的技术和应用*审查了大小企业来自世界各地的组织