Small Business in Digital Economy

Business Models in the Digital Economy

The internet and the wireless technology have become more than just communication media. They are important business supporting tools, if not the business drivers. E-commerce and wireless e-commerce (or mobile commerce) have become the features in the global economy. They enable free flow of information among business players, increasing the speed and accuracy with which businesses exchange inf...

Business Model Innovation in the Digital Economy

A viable business model in the digital economy must follow the fundamental economic principles and be able to capitalize on the disruptive characteristics of the Internet commerce. This chapter presents an analytical method to assist business executive and entrepreneurs in evaluating and building a viable business model in the digital economy. This method is based on the concept of disruptive i...

Business Cycle Features In The Iranian Economy

Study of Business Strategies in the Digital Economy

This dissertation considers two research problems that Information Technology (IT) service firms and IT-intensive products manufacturers face in the digital economy. The first essay deals with the yield management for IT service firms. Given a fixed capacity of the IT workforce within a firm, the nature of IT projects, the demand uncertainty, and the growing competition among IT vendors, IT ser...

Knowledge Intermediation: New Business Models in the Digital Economy

The upsurge of Internet and e-commerce strengthens the idea that knowledge is the key resource for competitive advantage, because such technologies offer opportunities to acquire and share knowledge with no geographical or temporal limits. Nevertheless, the experience shows that the practical implementation of new business strategies, grounded on the deliberate exploitation of knowledge though ...