ASSIGNMENT

Question Bank:

1.  What value propositions does B2C e-commerce promise to online shoppers such that online B2C firms can acquire and retain their customers?

2.   Give examples for each of the revenue models which appear under an e-commerce business model.

3.   What is the difference between a horizontal portal and a vertical portal? Give examples

4.   What are some B2B e-commerce websites in India? Are they all horizontal portals?

5.   What is reverse auction? Give an example of e-commerce Company that is engaged in reverse auction.

6.   What are the 4 generic business strategies for achieving a profitable business?

7.   Visit the ecommerce websites one by one. What apparent differences do you immediately notice on these websites? Accordingly, what can you tell about their revenue models? Or in fact, do they all generate revenue to some degree?

8.    What is the difference between a "business plan" and a "business model"? Which one outlines which?

9.    How do you distinguish between "electronic commerce" and "electronic business"?

10.  What are the 7 unique features of e-commerce technology?

11.  What are the major types of e-commerce?

12.  What are the 8 key ingredients (components) of e-commerce "business model"?

13.  What are the different variations of electronic retailers?