Electronic Cost-cutting By replacing existing print and publishing cost, organizations can use e-Commerce for their electronic publishing.  Distribution on the Web, as opposed to mail, for example can have a huge impact on cost, and may be a strategic driver.  The initial strategy might be for low... ->

Identifying the Strategic Options / SWOT analysis Having provided a situation analysis and environmental analysis, an organization must use the information, in order to implement its strategic plan.  In implementing a strategic plan is it appropriate to identify the four key elements in an organiza... ->

  Organizations must be aware of the credibility of such information, and clear of its context and meaning.  Without doing so, an organization risks initiating a strategy that is based on inaccurate information.  In keeping in mind the limitations of various consumer analysis data, it should be ... ->

Legal / Political As with the need to understand world economies, global integration of e-Commerce highlights fundamental environment issues such as legal and political influences.  As independent countries operate different legal and politic systems, it is obvious that an understanding of such ide... ->

Strategic analysis: Understanding the Environment In order to gain an understanding of e-Commerce’s impact to the modern organization it is of great importance that the environmental issues are analyzed and understood.  The understanding of the environment in which an organization is involved... ->

As the Internet, e-Commerce has developed, and continues to evolve and grow, it is vital that any organization, in any particular industry, must base its strategic planning around such a rapidly growing medium.  The growth of the Internet is an environmental influence that must be embraced and unde... ->