Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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SECTION 1: WEB BUSINESS 101 |
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3 | (10) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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How an Idea Becomes a Product: The Case of the Guitar |
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The Value Chain and the Web |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (10) |
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13 | (1) |
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Understanding the Effects of Competition: The Case of the Guitar Maker |
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The Role of Information in the Value Chain |
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23 | (12) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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How Information Supports the Value Chain for Physical Products |
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Knowledge-Intensive Products |
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27 | (2) |
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Pure Information-Based Products |
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29 | (2) |
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New Business Models: The Autonomous Business |
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31 | (4) |
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Value and Valuing a Web Site |
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35 | (14) |
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35 | (1) |
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Value: Return on Investment (ROI) |
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38 | (3) |
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41 | (5) |
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Some Alternatives to NPV & ROI: Payback and IRR |
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46 | (3) |
SECTION 2. WEB BUSINESS ENGINEERING: A QUICK PRIMER |
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Introduction to Web Business Engineering: Motivation and Basic Principles |
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51 | (12) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Definition: Web Business Engineering |
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Ways of Studying Business Processes |
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The Web Business Engineering Framework |
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Basic Steps in Web Business Engineering |
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Quick Primer: Step 1, Map Business Activities |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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The Employee Distance Education Case (EDEC) |
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Quick Primer: Step 2, Model Activity Value |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Valuing a Business Activity |
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Case (Continued): Building an Interaction Cost Model for the EDEC Assignment Mailings |
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Quick Primer: Step 3, Diagnose Problems and Opportunities |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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Case (Continued): Diagnosing the EDEC Mailing Costs |
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Quick Primer: Step 4, Design Treatments |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Case (Continued): Finding Treatments for the EDEC Mailing Assignments |
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SECTION 3: CASE STUDIES: PUTTING OFFLINE ACTIVITIES ONLINE |
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Wbe in Small Businesses: The Case of The Hair Salon |
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113 | (14) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Case Study: Hair Crafters |
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117 | (1) |
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Map Business Activity (Haircut) |
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118 | (2) |
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Map Business Activity (Hair Care Products) |
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120 | (1) |
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Map Business Activity (Reminder Card) |
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121 | (1) |
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Model Activity Value, Diagnose Problems and Opportunities |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (5) |
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Wbe in Large Institutions: The Online Survey Case |
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127 | (14) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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Map Activity (Distributing the Survey) |
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Map Activity (Result Generation) |
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133 | (1) |
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Map Activity (Result Distribution) |
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134 | (1) |
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Model the Value of the Survey Activity |
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135 | (3) |
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Diagnose the Survey Activity |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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Wbe in Social/Cultural Situations: The Case of the Online Matchmaking Service |
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141 | (22) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Map Newspaper Matchmaking |
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144 | (2) |
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Value Newspaper Matchmaking |
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146 | (2) |
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Diagnose Newspaper Matchmaking |
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148 | (1) |
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Design Treatments for Newspaper Matchmaking |
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149 | (14) |
SECTION 4: CASE STUDIES: APPLYING WEB BUSINESS ENGINEERING TO ONLINE ACTIVITIES |
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165 | (18) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Ten Free Ways of Generating Traffic |
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167 | (11) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (3) |
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Fundamentals of Memetic Marketing |
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183 | (14) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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How a Meme Spreads Without Technology |
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187 | (2) |
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How to use the Web to Replicate a Meme |
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189 | (3) |
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Example: A Good Meme and Web Replicator |
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192 | (5) |
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Issues in Revenue Generation for Information-Based Web Businesses |
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197 | (12) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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Case: Dating Expert Matchmaking Activity |
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200 | (5) |
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Deciding What to Charge for: High Value, Low Risk |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
Bibliography |
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209 | (2) |
Index |
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