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Ch. 7 - E-business and E-commerce Flashcards

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e-commerce

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process of buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging products, services, or information via computer networks, including the Internet

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e-business

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broader concept than e-commerce that also includes servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, and performing electronic transactions within an organizations

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brick-and-mortar

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physical organizations

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virtual organizes

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pure-play, digital-only organizations

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clicks-and-mortar

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partial EC with primary physical presence

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types of e-commerce

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  • business to consumer (B2C)
  • business to business (B2B)
  • consumer to consumer (C2C)
  • business to employee (B2E)
  • e-government (G2C or G2B)
  • mobile commerce (m-commerce)
  • social commerce
  • conversational (or chat) commerce
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online direct marketing

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manufacturers or retailers sell directly to customers

very efficient for digital products + services

ex. Amazon

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electronic tendering system

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businesses request quotes from suppliers

uses B2B with a reverse auction mechanism

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name-your-own-price

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customers decide how much they are willing to pay

an intermediary tries to match a provider

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find-the-best-price

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customers specify a need

intermediary compares providers + shows the lowest price

customers must accept the offer in a short time or they will lose the deal

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affiliate marketing

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vendors asks partners to place logos on partner’s sites

if a customer clicks on the logo, go to the vendors site and makes a purchase, the vendor pays commissions to the partners

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viral marketing

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recipients of your marketing notices send information about your product to ehri friends

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group purchasing (e-coops)

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small buyers aggregate demand to create a large volume

group conducts tendering or negotiates a low price

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onlin auctions

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companies run auctions of various types on the internet

very popular in C2C but gaining ground in other types of EC as well

ex. ebay

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product customization

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customers use the internet to self-configure products or services

sellers then price them and fulfill them quickly (build-to-order)

ex. dell

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electronic marketplaces and exchanges

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transactions are conducted efficiently (more information to buyers and sellers, lower transaction costs) in electronic marketplaces (private or public)

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bartering online

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intermediary administers online exchange of surplus products r company receives “points” for its contribution, which it can use to purchase other needed items

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deep discounters

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company offers deep price discounts

appeals to customer who consider only price in their purhcasing decisions

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membership

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only members can have access to the content and services

ex. netflix

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major e-commerce mechanisms

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  • electronic catalogues
  • electronic auctions (reverse/forward auction)
  • electronic storefronts
  • e-malls (cybermalls)
  • electronic marketplaces
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electronic payment mechanisms

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  • electronic cheques (e-cheques)
  • electronic cards
  • digital online payments (payment gateways)
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types of electronic cards

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  • electronic credit/debit cards
  • purchasing cards
  • store-value money cards
  • EMV smart cards
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benefits of EC

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  • national + internal markets are more accessible
  • lower costs of processing, distributing + retrieving information
  • provides access to a vast # of products + services 24/7
  • deliver info, services + products to people in cities, rural areas + developing countries
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limitations of EC

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  • lack of universally accepted security standards
  • in less-developed countries telecommunications bandwidth is often insufficient + web access is expensive
  • perceptions that e-commerce is insecure
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electronic storefronts and malls

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  • electronic retailing (e-tailing)
  • electronic storefront
  • electronic mall
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online service industries

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  • disintermediation
  • financial technology (Fintech)
  • online securities trading
  • the online job market
  • travel services
  • online advertising
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issues in e-tailing

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  • channel conflict + multi channelling
  • order fulfillment
  • personalized pricing
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sell-side marketplace

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B2B model in which organization sell to other organizations from their own private e-marketplace or from a third-party site

  • forward auctions
  • electronic catalogues
  • third-party auction sites
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buy-side marketplace

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B2B model in which organizations buy needed products or services from other organizations electronically, often through reverse auction

  • procurement
  • purchasing
  • reverse auction
  • e-procurement
  • group purchasing
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e-procurement

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purchasing by using electronic support

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group purchasing

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aggregation of purchasing orders from many buyers so that a volume discount can be obtained

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auction

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competitive buying + selling process where prices are determined from competitive bidding

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electronic exchanges

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  • private exchanges

- public exchanges (vertical/horizontal/functional exchanges)

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forward auction

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sellers solicit bids from many potential buyers

ex. request for proposal

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reverse auction

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one buyer (usually an organization) wnats to purchase a product or service

ex. request for information

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ethical issues

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  • threats to privacy

- potential job loss

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legal + ethical issues specific to e-commerce

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  • fraud on the internet
  • domain names
  • cybersquatting
  • taxes + other fees
  • copyright
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e-tailing

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direct sale of products + services through storefronts or electronic malls, usually designed around an electronic catalogue format and auctions

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electronic storefront

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website of a single company, with its own internet address where orders can be placed

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e-mall

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collection of individual shops under one internet address

ex. amazon

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spamming

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use of ads without permission of the recipient

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channel conflict

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alienation of existing distributors when a company decides to sell to customers directly online

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multichanneling

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process in which company integrates its online + offline channels

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standardized pricing

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cost should not vary by more than the diff in shipping, taxation + distribution costs

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order fulfillment

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hard to accomplish effectively + efficiently in B2C; have to fulfill many orders to many customers at a time

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