Business Studies

Emerging Modes of Business

Question:

Describe briefly any two applications of E-business.

Answer:

Two applications of E-business are discussed below:

  1. e-Procurement: It involves internet based sales transactions between business firms including both, "reverse auctions"that facilitate online trade between a single business purchaser and many sellers, and, digital market places that facilitate online trading between multiple byers.
  2. e-Delivery: It includes electronic delivery of computer software, photographs, videos, books (e-journals) and other multimedia content to the other's computer. It also includes rendering of legal, accounting, medical and other consulting services electronically. In fact, internet provides the firms with the opportunities for outsourcing of a host of Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES).
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Emerging Modes of Business

Q 1.

Write a short note on the history of e-commerce.

Q 2.

What is digital divide? How is it relevant in context of e-business?

Q 3.

Explain the measures taken to protect the security and safety of e-transactions.

Q 4.

Discuss the salient aspects of B2C commerce.

Q 5.

Explain various payment mechanisms under e-business.

Q 6.

Hackers lack certain values. Which are these?

Q 7.

How does outsourcing represent a new mode of business?

Q 8.

State any three differences between E-business and traditional business.

Q 9.

Discuss the limitations of electronic mode of doing business. Are these limitations severe enough to restrict its scope? Give reasons for your answer.

Q 10.

Elaborate the steps involved in online trading.

Q 11.

Describe briefly the data storage and transmission risks in E-business.

Q 12.

Which values are of utmost importance while we get involved in e-business?

Q 13.

Discuss utility of E Commerce in:
(a) Health,
(b) Education,
(c) Governance,

Q 14.

Differentiate between e-commerce and e-business.

Q 15.

What are the ethical concerns involved in outsourcing?

Q 16.

Describe briefly any two applications of E-business.

Q 17.

Evaluate the need for outsourcing and discuss its limitations.

Q 18.

Write a short note on the scope of e-business.

Q 19.

Why are E-business and outsourcing referred to as the emerging modes of business? Discuss the factors responsible for the growing importance of these trends.

Q 20.

What are the threats to e-transactions? Which measures have been devised for their protection?

Q 21.

"E-commerce is the need of the hour."Comment.

Q 22.

What resources are required for successful implementation of e-business?

Q 23.

Show the anatomy of outsourcing.

Q 24.

"E-commerce is giving way to paperless society and government is supporting it."  Substantiate.

Q 25.

Differentiate between traditional business and e-business.