The 3rd Wave of E-business: Collaborative Virtual Enterprise

摘要

Virtual enterprise is a group of independent companies operating in concert within formalized guidelines to achieve mutually aligned business goals. It is a 3rd wave of E-business revolutions, a new collaborative E-business model. To successfully transform into the new economy, industry leaders have adopted some strategies. These transformational E-business strategies have emerged as the winners by industry leaders tightly integrating what had previously been only loosely linked business and Internet strategies. At the core of these Top Transformational Strategies and influencing each of the others is Ecosystem Virtualization (an equal to collaborative Virtual Enterprise). For developing countries, Ningbo, China as an example, the virtual enterprise business model might be a way to go. This paper introduces the concept of E-business and analyzes the revolution path of E-business. A new collaborative E-business model — "Virtual Enterprise" is discussed in detail. To help enterprises successfully transform into the new economy, some top strategies are also illustrated in detail. Based on the new business model, a special case study of Ningbo is also discussed at the end of the paper.