Author:
Swapan Kumar Majumdar
Affiliation:
School of Business Administration, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
Keyword(s):
Business Model, Competitive Advantage, Connected Organizations, Digital Economy, Governance, Internet, Web Technology, Sustainability.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
e-Business and e-Commerce
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
As high speed Internet is connecting citizens and businesses around the world, social and economic mode of
interactions among citizens, governments, customers and businesses are changing rapidly. Governments and
businesses are using web information systems to provide highest quality services at affordable cost to their
citizens and customers. Citizens and customers are becoming more demanding. Businesses are experiencing
intense pressure of global competitors, and are in constant search for strategies and models for better
governance and sustaining growth. This paper examines the impacts of Internet and web-technology on the
functions, processes, structure and behaviour of connected-business organizations, and their effects on the
competitive landscape and sustainability of eBusiness organizations. As a final point, it provides a
conceptual model for sustaining competitive advantage in digital economy.