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Chapter 5Emerging Modes of Business

e-business is wider than e-commerce; outsourcing hands work to specialists.

1. E-Business

  • Scope: B2B, B2C, C2C, intra-B (within a firm), C2B.
  • Benefits: easy formation, low cost, convenience, speed, global reach.
  • Limitations: low personal touch, delivery delays, security risks.

2. Online Transactions

  • Pre-purchase: search, compare.
  • Purchase: order, pay (COD, cards, net banking, UPI, wallets).
  • Delivery: tracking.

3. Security

  • transaction risks
  • data storage risks
  • threats to privacy

Safeguards: encryption, digital signatures, secure (HTTPS) sites.

4. Outsourcing (BPO, KPO)

  • Contracting non-core work to outside firms.
  • Benefits: focus, specialisation, cost reduction, growth.
  • Concerns: confidentiality, ethics, workers' resistance.

5. Key Points

  • Resources needed: website, hardware, people.
  • E-banking is part of e-business.
  • Outsourcing can be domestic or offshore.
  • KPO: knowledge-based outsourcing.

Remember: B2B, B2C, C2C | payments | outsourcing

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