1st Edition

Beyond E-Business Towards networked structures

By Paul Grefen Copyright 2016
310 Pages 138 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

310 Pages 138 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

310 Pages 138 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In Beyond E-Business: Towards Networked Structures Paul Grefen returns with his tried and tested BOAT framework for e-business, now fully expanded and updated with the very latest overview of digitally connected business; from business models, organization structures and architecture, to information technology. What used to be termed "e-business" is now simply business as usual. Today’s... Read more

1. Setting the Scene  2. The Practical Context  3. Classifying Networked E-Business  4. The BOAT Framework  5. Business Aspect  6. Organizational Aspect  7. Architecture Aspect  8. Technology Aspect  9. Analyzing and Designing  10. Business Strategy  11. Concluding Remarks

Biography

Paul Grefen is Professor at the School of Industrial Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He has extensive teaching and research experience in electronic business, networked business processes and information systems, through which he has collaborated with many international business and research organizations.

‘Paul Grefen has a unique talent for describing complex ideas. He gives a thorough analysis of e-business by blending organizations, strategy, architecture and technology beautifully. This book is an invaluable resource for students of e-commerce and business professionals.’ - Akhil Kumar, Penn State University, USA

‘With his inspiring ideas Paul Grefen takes e-business to the next level to support an industry that is increasingly forced to transform to services dominancy.’ - Eric P. van der Linden MBA, SVP Architecture, DLL, the Netherlands

‘This is an outstanding text providing a concise and conceptually clear introduction to e-business systems in a world of connected and ubiquitous information technology. Explaining both business drivers and technology platforms, this book covers all major trends driving e-business and brings them together in a systematic way.’ - Heiko Ludwig, IBM Almaden Research, USA