Innovation in E-business: Case studies


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The Smallest and Most Concise book you will ever read about how to foster Innovation in your E-Business. Packed with real life case studies, discover the transformative power of innovation in the dynamic world of e-business with "Innovation in E-Business: Case Studies." Authored by an MSc graduate of Business Innovation with E-business from the Birkbeck University of London, this comprehensive book takes you on a captivating journey through real-world case studies, strategic insights, and best practices that will inspire and guide entrepreneurs, business leaders, and students on their own innovation quests. Uncover the secrets to e-business innovation as the book lays a strong foundation by exploring various types of innovation, theories, and frameworks specific to the e-business landscape. Dive deep into the drivers and enablers of innovation, including technological advancements, evolving consumer behavior, and market forces, and gain a profound understanding of how these elements shape the e-business realm. Learn how to nurture an innovative culture within your organization, as the book emphasizes the critical role of leadership in fostering an environment that encourages creativity, experimentation, and risk-taking. Discover the importance of psychological safety, growth mindset, and collaboration in creating a culture that fuels innovation and propels businesses forward. Embark on a thrilling exploration of disruptive innovation in e-business through captivating case studies. Witness how disruptive forces have reshaped industries, challenged traditional business models, and paved the way for e-business success. Gain invaluable insights into strategies for navigating disruption and leveraging the opportunities presented by these transformative forces. Immerse yourself in a treasure trove of case studies featuring renowned organizations such as Amazon, Alibaba, Tesla, Spotify, Netflix, and Airbnb. Discover how these trailblazers have revolutionized their industries with their innovative approaches. Delve into the strategies, challenges, and outcomes of these groundbreaking e-business ventures, and extract the key lessons that will drive your own innovation journey. Take away best practices for fostering innovation in e-business as the book distills the collective wisdom from the case studies. Emphasizing customer-centricity, a culture of experimentation, technology and data utilization, collaboration, agility, talent development, and sustainability, this book equips you with the essential components needed to drive successful innovation in the e-business landscape. Look towards the future with "Future Trends in E-Business Innovation" as the book explores emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, AR/VR, and blockchain, and their potential impact on e-business. Gain foresight into the trends that will shape the e-business landscape, empowering you to stay ahead, adapt, and leverage new opportunities in the ever-evolving digital economy. "Innovation in E-Business: Case Studies" is your ultimate guide to embracing innovation, disrupting industries, and achieving e-business success. Packed with captivating case studies, strategic insights, and best practices, this book provides the knowledge and inspiration you need to make your mark in the dynamic world of e-business. Don't just follow the trends—be the trendsetter in the digital era.




Business Innovation with New ICT in the Asia-Pacific: Case Studies


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This book clarifies the direction of business innovation using new ICT such as the Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), smartphones, and cloud computing through a series of case studies on successful trials and advanced businesses in the Asia-Pacific where many industry sectors have been growing successfully in the 21st century. ICT has been playing an important role in value creation for customers and in profit generation for providers, contributing to various service innovation and business innovation. Now, digitalization using IoT and AI provides solutions to address various issues in the human society, which is transforming services and businesses in the 21st century. “What is the direction of the business innovation using new ICT?” is a highly concerned question for business researchers and practitioners. Aiming to answer the question, this book conducts a number of cases studies in the Asia-Pacific region, including the Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, as well as Australia. Among the studies, there are 4 cases from ICT providers, 4 cases from traditional and services, and 6 cases from new ICT applications and businesses. Each case analyzes social needs and human desires, new value created, roles of new technologies, processes and difficulties in developing new businesses, the relationship among customers, providers, and stakeholders, value chain co-creation and optimization, factors of success, and business models. Finally, the direction of business innovation with new ICT in the Asia-Pacific is suggested by summarizing the findings from the case studies through the lens of the theoretical analysis in service science.




Handbook of Research on Innovation and Development of E-Commerce and E-Business in ASEAN


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Business-to-consumer (B2C) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce transactions, including social commerce, are rapidly expanding, although e-commerce is still small when compared to traditional business transactions. As the familiarity of making purchases using smart devices continues to expand, many global and regional investors hope to target the ASEAN region to tap into the rising digital market in this region. The Handbook of Research on Innovation and Development of E-Commerce and E-Business in ASEAN is an essential reference source that discusses economics, marketing strategies, and mobile payment systems, as well as digital marketplaces, communication technologies, and social technologies utilized for business purposes. Featuring research on topics such as business culture, mobile technology, and consumer satisfaction, this book is ideally designed for policymakers, financial managers, business professionals, academicians, students, and researchers.




Business Innovation


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This book provides an understanding of innovation models and why they are important in the business context, and considers sources of innovation and how to apply business frameworks using real-world examples of innovation-led businesses. After providing a solid background to the key concepts related to innovation models, the book looks at why innovation takes place and where the sources of innovation lie, from corporate research to crowd-sourced and government-funded initiatives. Innovation models across manufacturing, services and government are explored, as well as measuring innovation, and the impact of design thinking and lean enterprise principles on innovation and sustainability-driven imperatives. Offering a truly comprehensive and global approach, Business Innovation should be core or recommended reading for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and Executive Education students studying Innovation Management, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship.




Ten Types of Innovation


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Innovation principles to bring about meaningful and sustainable growth in your organization Using a list of more than 2,000 successful innovations, including Cirque du Soleil, early IBM mainframes, the Ford Model-T, and many more, the authors applied a proprietary algorithm and determined ten meaningful groupings—the Ten Types of Innovation—that provided insight into innovation. The Ten Types of Innovation explores these insights to diagnose patterns of innovation within industries, to identify innovation opportunities, and to evaluate how firms are performing against competitors. The framework has proven to be one of the most enduring and useful ways to start thinking about transformation. Details how you can use these innovation principles to bring about meaningful—and sustainable—growth within your organization Author Larry Keeley is a world renowned speaker, innovation consultant, and president and co-founder of Doblin, the innovation practice of Monitor Group; BusinessWeek named Keeley one of seven Innovation Gurus who are changing the field The Ten Types of Innovation concept has influenced thousands of executives and companies around the world since its discovery in 1998. The Ten Types of Innovation is the first book explaining how to implement it.







E-business Managerial Aspects, Solutions and Case Studies


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"This book provides a discussion of the managerial aspects, solutions and case studies related to e-business, disseminating current achievements and practical solutions and applications"--Provided by publisher.




Cases on Technology Innovation: Entrepreneurial Successes and Pitfalls


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"This book presents cases on theory, research, and practice in the areas of technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization, offering illustrations and examples of entrepreneurial successes and pitfalls in university, industry, government, and international settings"--Provided by publisher.




Cases on Electronic Commerce Technologies and Applications


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Electronic commerce technologies and applications have changed the way information technology is used in business and society, allowing organizations worldwide to expand their market reach and their customer service. Cases on Electronic Commerce Technologies and Applications presents a wide range of real-life cases that describe the successful and unsuccessful adoption of e-commerce, e-business, e-government, mobile commerce, and Web services technologies. This collection provides significant insight on the successful implementation of these areas.




Trends and Challenges in Digital Business Innovation


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This book describes the trends in digital innovation that are of most importance for businesses and explores the key challenges. The book is in three parts, the first of which focuses on developments in digital systems. Here, the ever-growing relevance of big data, cloud computing, and mobile services for business is discussed, and detailed consideration is given to the importance of social listening for understanding user behavior and needs and the implications of IT consumerization. In the second part, trends in digital management are examined, with chapters devoted to work practice, digital business identity as well as branding and governance. The final part of the book presents and reviews case studies of digital innovation at the global level that provide a benchmark of best practices, with inclusion of instructive fact sheets. While the book offers academic coverage of the digital transformation of business organizations and the associated challenges, it also describes concrete, real-world issues in clear, easy-to-understand language and will serve as a toolbox for managers that can be readily consulted. The text is supported by informative illustrations and tables, and practitioners will also benefit from the reported case studies and highlighted insights and recommendations.