Tutor: Ahad ZareRavasan

Learning outcomes

After completing this topic, students should be able to:

• Understand the meaning of core competence in e-business
• Assess the impact of the Internet on the value chain
• Appreciate how a company can leverage the virtual value chain
• Understand the four virtual spaces of the ICDT (Information, Communication, Distribution, and Transaction) framework
• Apply the ICDT framework for selecting activities suited for e-business
• Recognize that companies move from managing an internal value chain to operating along a value network

Reading

Chapter #4: Internal Analysis: e-Business Competencies as Sources of Strengths and Weaknesses,

Lecture Slides