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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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131

Success Metrics and Sustainable Business Models in Social Innovation Design Firms

Kauffman, Jordan A.G. 08 August 2017 (has links)
No description available.
132

SME Performance and Its Relationship to Innovation

Abouzeedan, Adli January 2011 (has links)
Current SME performance models suffer from a number of disadvantages. The models use intensively a business ratio approach, they look at SMEs as a homogenous group, they consider firms to be closed systems, they do not directly incorporate the impact of an enterprise’s innovation activities, and finally they are complex and rely on sophisticated statistical refining methods making them unpractical to use by SME managers. There are four major challenges when one tries to build SME performance models that lack these deficiencies. The first challenge is that the desired performance evaluation model must optimally incorporate both quantitative and qualitative input. The second challenge is that the model must incorporate non-financial input parameters, such as firm size and age (among others), in the performance evaluation models. The third is that the model must consider the variety of SMEs as concerns their business sectors, nationalities, sizes, and ages. The final challenge is that the model must be able to utilize existing limited information available from the SMEs bookkeeping practices in an optimal way. The thesis addresses three questions related to constructing a better SMEperformance model, namely (1) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the existing models used in evaluating SME performance? (2) What characterizes a comprehensive model for measuring SME performance with acknowledgement of the firm’s innovation activities? (3) How can a firm’s innovation activities be enhanced in relation to the firm’s external environment? To construct a model that copes with these challenges, I used a literature-based selection of parameters as well as a theory-based selection. I used both a conceptual approach and an empirical approach to discuss and propose a model, the Survival Index Value (or SIV) model, as an alternative to the existing performance models for SMEs. The major contributions of this thesis to the field of SME performance can be summarized in three outcomes: the SIV model as a new model of SME performance evaluation, the ASPEM as a new tool for strategic utilization of SME performance models, and a new approach to account for innovation in relation to the external environment of the firm using the IBAM tool. The work adds to the theory of the firm, as it presents a new way of evaluating firm performance. It also contributes to bridging the theory of the firm to organizational theory, by elevating the significance of networking and its impact on SME efficiency.
133

Opening up the NPD process : a case study within the oil and gas industry

Grönlund, Johan, Rönnberg Sjödin, David January 2008 (has links)
This article investigates the practical application of open innovation principles within industrial new product development (NPD). Previous research on open innovation has primarily focused on the notion as such and not yet on how to integrating the principles of open innovation with well- established models for NPD. We aim to help close this knowledge gap. The purpose of this study is to explore how firms can benefit from opening up the NPD process by integrating the principles of open innovation with the well-known and widespread Stage-Gate model. To do this, previous literature is studied in combination with case study data investigating the existing occurrences and potential opportunities of employing the principles of open innovation within NPD at a firm within the upstream Oil &amp;amp; Gas business. Our empirical study shows that there are great virtues in the systematization of the already occasionally occurring open innovation practices. Additionally, a noticeable desire to pursue a more open approach to NPD was identified among the respondents. The results of this study allowed the enactment of a practitioner-oriented work model which exploits the advantages of “openness” while simultaneously capturing the benefits deriving from the systematic and structured approach implied by the Stage- Gate model. Furthermore, by opening up the Stage-Gate model, yet another opportunity is exposed: to allow the work model to facilitate a systematic adjustment of the way value is created and captured within the company (I.e. its business model and its underlying core capabilities) to the external environmental dynamics. This aspect is further included in the new work model. The main implications of this study are that is indicates great opportunities and possibilities in opening up the NPD process. It further introduces an easy applicable work model that facilitates the opening. Moreover, our results apply not only to firms within the Oil &amp;amp; Gas industry, but to all NPD processes where a Stage-Gate methodology is employed. / <p>Validerat; 20101217 (root)</p>
134

Framework para definir modelos de processos específicos de desenvolvimento de PSS / Framework for defining specific process models to develop PSS

Marques, Caio Augusto Nunes 26 March 2018 (has links)
As empresas historicamente voltadas à produção de bens manufaturados têm enfrentado uma série de desafios ao longo das últimas décadas. Notadamente o acirramento da competitividade nos diversos mercados tem contribuído para com que diversos produtos sejam transformados em commodities com qualidade e desempenho similares. A disputa entre os players deixa de ser baseada em liderança tecnológica e tende a se resumir à busca por menores custos de produção. Paralelamente, cresce a consciência em diversos atores da sociedade em relação às questões ambientais e, consequentemente, a pressão sobre as indústrias para que contribuam com a criação de uma sociedade mais sustentável. A criação de pacotes que combinam produtos e serviços para entregar valor em uso ou via realização de uma função é uma estratégia que tem sido estudada para contornar os desafios citados. A criação e oferta de um Sistema Produto-Serviço (PSS &#8211; do inglês Product-Service System) por uma empresa de manufatura tem potencial para contribuir nas três perspectivas da sustentabilidade, mas traz alguns desafios. O desenvolvimento de produtos e de serviços deve ser feito de forma integrada, considerando seus relacionamentos e, muitas vezes, o modelo de negócios da empresa acaba sendo modificado. Para contornar os desafios relacionados ao desenvolvimento, existem modelos genéricos de processo de desenvolvimento de PSS propostos para que as empresas definam seus próprios modelos específicos. Esses modelos foram propostos para diferentes contextos de desenvolvimento e normalmente carregam os vieses de seus autores, apresentando pontos fortes e limitações. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo propor um framework para definir modelos de processos específicos de desenvolvimento de Sistemas Produto-Serviço. Para tanto este trabalho utiliza o paradigma do método hipotético-dedutivo e a abordagem metodológica DRM (Design Research Methodology). Os métodos de pesquisa utilizados são: painel de especialistas, linguística de corpus e semântica de frames, focus group, estudo de caso, revisão bibliográfica sistemática e análise de conteúdo. Foi possível obter três contribuições inéditas: um conjunto de 310 atividades-síntese; a análise de 15 modelos de processo de desenvolvimento de PSS; e o framework propriamente dito. As duas primeiras são contribuições à teoria. As atividades-síntese correspondem a todas as atividades de desenvolvimento de PSS previstas nos modelos de processo de desenvolvimento de PSS disponíveis na literatura, constituindo seu estado da arte. A análise dos modelos de processo evidenciou objetivamente os seus diferentes perfis, com cada modelo priorizando determinadas categorias de atividades em detrimento de outras. O framework criado foi testado em dois projetos de desenvolvimento de PSS em duas startups, e constitui uma contribuição aos praticantes nas indústrias, que podem utilizá-lo para definir seus modelos de processos específicos de desenvolvimento de PSS a partir de uma base mais abrangente de atividades que em qualquer um dos 15 modelos genéricos analisados. / Companies historically focused on the production of manufactured goods have faced a number of challenges over the past few decades. Notably, the intensification of competitiveness in the various markets has contributed to the transformation of various products into commodities of similar quality and performance. The dispute between players ceases to be based on technological leadership and tends to be limited to the search for lower production costs. At the same time, rises the awareness of various actors in society regarding environmental issues and, consequently, the pressure on industries to contribute to the creation of a more sustainable society. The creation of products and services bundles to deliver value in use or through the performance of a function is a strategy that has been studied to overcome the aforementioned challenges. The creation and offering of a Product-Service System (PSS) by a manufacturing company has the potential to contribute to the three perspectives of sustainability, but it also poses some challenges. The development of products and services must be done in an integrated way, considering their relationships and, often, the company\'s business model has to be changed. In order to overcome the development challenges, there are generic PSS development process models proposed for companies to define their own specific models. These models have been proposed for different development contexts and usually carry the biases of their authors, thus presenting strengths and limitations. The present work aims to propose a framework for defining specific process models to develop Product-Service Systems. For this, this work uses the paradigm of the hypothetical-deductive method and the DRM (Design Research Methodology) methodological approach. The research methods used are: experts\' panel, corpus linguistics and frame semantics, focus group, case study, systematic literature review and content analysis. It was possible to obtain three unpublished contributions: the set of 310 synthesis activities; the analysis of the 15 PSS development process models; and the framework itself. The first two are contributions to theory. The synthesis activities correspond to all the PSS development activities prescribed by the PSS development process models available in the literature, constituting its state of the art. The analysis of the process models objectively evidenced their different profiles, with each model prioritizing certain categories of activities in comparison to others. The framework created was applied to two PSS design project in two startups, being a contribution to practitioners in industries that can use it to define their specific PSS development processes models from a broader base of activities than in any of the 15 generic models analyzed.
135

Fatores críticos para o desenho e implantação de e-business por empresas tradicionais. / Critical factors to the design and adoption of e-business by traditional companies

Zilber, Silvia Novaes 04 December 2002 (has links)
A presente pesquisa buscou verificar como uma empresa tradicional, que opera no mundo real respondeu ao desafio de ingressar nos negócios do mundo eletrônico, representado por transações de negócio realizadas sobre uma rede pública, na maioria das vezes, a Internet Para isso, utilizou-se o conceito de modelo de e-business, como uma ferramenta que auxilia na análise do fenômeno. O que se quis verificar foi como as atividades de e-business adotadas afetaram a estrutura organizacional já existente da empresa que o adotou. Para isso, num primeiro momento verificou-se se a empresa adotou algum modelo de negócio para conduzir suas atividades de e-business e num segundo momento quais foram as estruturas organizacionais utilizadas para operacionalizar as atividades adotadas . Para isso foram realizados três estudos de casos em montadoras de automóveis. Os resultados indicam para cada montadora situações diferentes: uma adotou um modelo pata conectar sua cadeia de valor, dando ênfase nas atividades B2B, outra buscou entregar valor ao consumidor, através de atividades B2C, com o uso de métricas e de uma infraestrutura de TI, a terceira não se valeu de um modelo específico, mas sim da implantação de uma vasta gama de atividades de e-business. As estruturas organizacionais utilizadas também variaram: apesar de todas estarem integradas às empresas, a primeira utilizou uma estrutura matricial, a segunda uma estrutura com atividades espalhadas sem coordenação ao longo da estrutura organizacional e finalmente a terceira adotou uma estrutura coordenada pela área de marketing. Quanto a resultados, uma delas ainda está iniciando suas atividades, com resultados baseados em diminuição de custos usando leilões reversos, outra tem muitas atividades, porém dificuldade em mensurar resultados e uma terceira teve uma bem sucedida iniciativa de vendas diretas pela Internet, com receitas acima da expectativa. / Although many established companies are well positioned to succeed at e-business thanks to strong brands, customer relationships and logistical systems, the toughest challenges of e-business are less strategic than organizational. The thesis focuses on how companies in the “real world" tackle the challenge of doing business on the Internet in organizational terms and how e-business initiatives affect existing organizational structures in such companies. For this, in a first moment, it was utilized the concept of “e-business-model", as a tool to better understand the phenomena of e-business adoption. The concept of e-business is preferred to that of e-commerce because it is more all-embracing. E-business refers to all business transactions on the Internet between a company and its suppliers, partners and customers, as well as inside the company. It were researched three case studies in the Brazilian automotive industry. In a first moment, it was identified if the enterprise has adopted any business model to conduct the e-business activities and it was identified the characteristics of the business model, when it was present. After this, it was identified what kind of organizational structure were utilized to implement the e-business activities, defined by a business model or not. The results show us different situations: one company has adopted a model based on supply chain integration, another has adopted one model focused in the consumer, with IT activities integrated whith e-business activities and another company hasn´t adopted any business model at all. There were differences among the organizational structures too: one has adopted a matricial structure, another any activities distributed by the firm and the third has adopted one coordinated structure under Marketing area.
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Avaliação de modelos de negócio para energia solar fotovoltaica no mercado de distribuição brasileiro / Solar photovoltaic business models analysis for the Brazilian energy distribution Market

Barros, Luisa Valentim 20 March 2014 (has links)
Nos últimos anos, um conjunto de fatores tem colaborado para expansão da energia fotovoltaica no Brasil. No entanto, ainda não se oferecem políticas públicas ou incentivos regulatórios para que as distribuidoras contribuam com a geração fotovoltaica sem prejuízo ao equilíbrio de suas operações. Diante disso, este trabalho buscou investigar a viabilidade de novos papéis para as distribuidoras brasileiras frente aos desafios de modernização do setor elétrico. Para isso, buscou nos EUA, país que apresenta crescente participação de energia FV em sua matriz elétrica, exemplos de incentivos financeiros e regulatórios e novos modelos de negócios para operação das distribuidoras. Através da metodologia de análise SWOT, três modelos de negócio do mercado fotovoltaico norte-americano são avaliados para o setor de distribuição brasileiro. Os resultados evidenciam as forças e fraquezas das distribuidoras em relação a outros atores do mercado e as oportunidade e ameaças de cada modelo. / In recent years, a combination of events have contributed for solar photovoltaics raising adoption in Brazil. However, there are yet no available regulatory incentives or public policies to enable utilities participation without harming their financial equilibrium. As a result, the current study aims to identify new roles for Brazilian utilities that comply with smart grid emerging challenges. In an effort to identify examples of financial and regulatory incentives as well as new business models, North American solar photovoltaic experiences were evaluated. The effectiveness of three American business models for the Brazilian energy sector were discussed through SWOT analysis. The results indicate utilities main strengths and weaknesses compared to other energy market actors and also the opportunities and threats of each business model.
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Collaborative consumption for a sustainable future: What gets consumers on-board? : An investigation of the consumers' willingness to adopt PSS and its determinants

Wessman, Anna January 2019 (has links)
The Circular Business Model (CBM) is one way to achieve a more sustainable future. Its goal is to reduce the use of natural resources which are becoming more scarce on our planet. The aim of the study is to investigate the consumer behavior and the determinants of the willingness to adopt Product Service System (PSS), one of the models of CBM. Through previous research, five main factors were identified: Economical Value, Flexibility, Trust, Desire to Own and Peer Influence. Furthermore, some literature argue that environmental awareness has an influence on the consumers’ choice of consumption. Therefore, this factor is considered and used as a moderating variable in the conceptual model. The primary data was collected through an online questionnaire and the hypotheses were tested through multiple regression analyses. Seven out of the twelve hypotheses were accepted. The study also concludes that environmental awareness does not have a high impact on the model. The environmental awareness did only have a positive moderating effect in the peer influence factor. It was determined in the study that economical value has the highest impact on the model.
138

Contribuições do design estratégico para o desenvolvimento de novos modelos de negócios no contexto de empresas startups

Almada, Viviane da Silva 16 March 2015 (has links)
Submitted by Maicon Juliano Schmidt (maicons) on 2015-06-15T14:37:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Viviane da Silva Almada.pdf: 6620557 bytes, checksum: 448047a59fae3134d2a471fc9152b07d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-15T14:37:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Viviane da Silva Almada.pdf: 6620557 bytes, checksum: 448047a59fae3134d2a471fc9152b07d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-16 / Nenhuma / As organizações, especialmente as empresas startups, estão inseridas em mercados onde a necessidade de um olhar direcionado para a resolução de problemas complexos e a busca de inovação é cada vez mais crescente. Neste contexto destaca-se o design estratégico, uma abordagem que permite a expansão do espaço do problema a ser resolvido, do mesmo modo que aumenta as possibilidades de inovação e traz uma dimensão projetual de constante experimentação. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo fornecer indícios para analisar a contribuição da abordagem do design estratégico na busca de inovação, em conjunto com o uso da ferramenta Business Model Canvas (BMC), dentro da realidade das startups. O contexto empresarial destas empresas foi escolhido tendo em vista que são organizações alavancadoras de inovação, embrionárias e que não atingiram a maturidade de recursos financeiros, porém com grande importância econômica para a geração de empregos e de inovação tecnológica. Já o Canvas, que tem como objetivo tornar as organizações inovadoras e encontrar novos formatos de negócios, permitindo que qualquer pessoa possa criar ou modificar seu modelo de negócio, foi escolhido por se tratar de uma ferramenta de gestão de uso fácil e reconhecida no mercado atual das organizações. Frente a isso, a pesquisa conta com uma fundamentação teórica que embasa o estudo, o entendimento do ambiente a ser pesquisado e a aplicação da abordagem do design estratégico, através da pesquisa-ação, realizado na startup BoardShore, empresa de e-commerce que comercializa equipamentos para esportes aquáticos, em Porto Alegre. Assim, buscou-se analisar a possibilidade de uma reflexão mais profunda sobre a provável contribuição do design estratégico, em conjunto com a aplicação do BMC, visto que esta ferramenta tem o objetivo de desenvolver novos modelos de negócios. Os resultados deste estudo mostraram a importância da aplicação e adaptação das ferramentas de design e gestão ao meio específico da organização e a relevância do papel do designer estratégico nesse processo de projeto. / Organizations, specifically startups, are situated in markets where the need to look into solving complex problems and the search for innovation are increasingly growing. In this context we highlight the strategic design as an approach that allows space expansion of the problem to be solved in the same way that increases the possibilities for innovation and brings project dimension of constant experimentation. This research aims to provide clues to analyse the contribution of the strategic design approach in the search for innovation, along with the use of the Business Model Canvas tool (BMC), within the reality of startups. The business environment of these companies was chosen considering organizations that drive innovation, embryonic and that have not yet reached the maturity of financial resources but with great economic importance in the job creation and technological innovation scene. Whereas Canvas, which aims to turn organizations more innovative and find new business formats allowing anyone to create or modify their business model was chosen because it is a user-friendly management tool and recognised in the current market organizations. Based on that, the research has a theoretical framework that supports the study, the environmental understanding to be searched and the implementation of the strategic design, through research-action, conducted at BoardShore startup, an e-commerce company that sells equipment for water sports, in Porto Alegre. Thus, we sought to examine the possibility of a deeper reflection about the possible contribution of strategic design, in conjunction with the implementation of the BMC as this tool aims to develop new business models. The results of this study show the importance of applying and adapting the design and management tools to a particular environment of the organization and the relevance of the strategic designer role in this design process.
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Modelos de negócio para produtos/serviços baseados em internet das coisas: o caso de uma empresa de automação residencial

Pacheco, Fabiana Beal 29 May 2015 (has links)
Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-10-23T14:44:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana Beal Pacheco_.pdf: 1625052 bytes, checksum: f8aba4b963587ce97156993ac679d2d9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-23T14:44:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana Beal Pacheco_.pdf: 1625052 bytes, checksum: f8aba4b963587ce97156993ac679d2d9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-29 / Nenhuma / A Internet das Coisas (IoT) é uma evolução dentro do paradigma de computação ubíqua, que consiste na presença pervasiva de objetos e “coisas” inteligentes ao nosso redor. A IoT inspira um novo modelo de negócios, o qual força as organizações de vários setores a ajustar suas estratégias, a fim de obter sucesso no mercado digital que se expandirá cada vez mais. Muitas empresas enfrentam dificuldades de entender a complexidade sem precedentes de desenvolver modelos de negócio adequados à evolução das tecnologias digitais. Desta forma, o presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar como pode ser definido um modelo de negócio para produtos e serviços baseados em IoT, identificando os elementos mais relevantes e os facilitadores e as barreiras existentes neste contexto tecnológico. Para a presente pesquisa adotou-se uma abordagem qualitativa, de nível exploratório, tendo como método de pesquisa a metodologia baseada em design - a Design Research (DR). A DR foi utilizada para instanciação de um modelo de negócio, seguindo o Business Model Canvas, para um produto baseado em IoT. Para obtenção de dados empíricos, o estudo foi realizado em uma empresa de desenvolvimento de produtos eletrônicos, mais especificamente, na linha de automação residencial. As atividades realizadas com a empresa, as quais compreenderam sessões de trabalho e entrevistas semiestruturadas, tiveram como propósito compreender o problema a ser tratado na pesquisa, levantar a motivação da empresa em abordá-lo, realizar o desenho do modelo de negócio e, posteriormente, executar a validação do mesmo, assim como avaliar o método de pesquisa utilizado. Os principais resultados indicam que um modelo de negócio para produtos e serviços baseados em IoT podem ser gerados a partir do Business Model Canvas, porém possuem elementos específicos que precisam ser considerados, especialmente relacionados com aspectos tecnológicos advindos de IoT e a oferta de serviços integrados ao produto. Além disso, foram identificados oito facilitadores e sete barreiras para a geração de modelos de negócio para IoT, que contribuem tanto para enriquecer a literatura sobre o tema, como referência para os gestores no momento da concepção de novos modelos de negócios para produtos e serviços baseado em IoT. / The Internet of Things (IoT) is an evolution from ubiquitous computing, which concept is the pervasive presence around us of a variety of smart objects and things. The IoT inspires innovative business models, which forces organizations across industries to adjust their strategies in order to succeed in digital market environments. Many companies have difficulties to capture the unprecedented complexity and to develop adequate business models to address digital innovation. In this way, this study aims to analyze how a business model to Internet of Things (IoT) products and services can be generated, identifying key components, opportunities and challenges that could be faced in such technological context. A qualitative approach, in an exploratory level, was chosen to be followed as well as a design science method, named as Design Research (DR). The DR was applied to instantiate a business model to an IoT product, having Business Model Canvas as guidance. In order to get empirical data and evidence, this study was conducted in an electronic solutions company, focused on home automation. Several activities were executed along with managers of this company, which included work sessions and semi-structured interviews. The purpose of these activities were understanding the problem to be addressed during the research and the motivation behind this initiative, designing a business model, and validating it and the research method applied afterwards. This research main outcomes suggest that a business model to IoT products and services could be generated from the Business Model Canvas, although there are specific elements that need to be considered, especially those related to technological matters and an integrated product and services offering. Besides that, there have been found eight opportunities and seven challenges concerning business model generation to IoT, which contributes as an enhancement to this topic literature and as reference to managers when conceiving new business models to IoT products and services.
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Fatores críticos para o desenho e implantação de e-business por empresas tradicionais. / Critical factors to the design and adoption of e-business by traditional companies

Silvia Novaes Zilber 04 December 2002 (has links)
A presente pesquisa buscou verificar como uma empresa tradicional, que opera no mundo real respondeu ao desafio de ingressar nos negócios do mundo eletrônico, representado por transações de negócio realizadas sobre uma rede pública, na maioria das vezes, a Internet Para isso, utilizou-se o conceito de modelo de e-business, como uma ferramenta que auxilia na análise do fenômeno. O que se quis verificar foi como as atividades de e-business adotadas afetaram a estrutura organizacional já existente da empresa que o adotou. Para isso, num primeiro momento verificou-se se a empresa adotou algum modelo de negócio para conduzir suas atividades de e-business e num segundo momento quais foram as estruturas organizacionais utilizadas para operacionalizar as atividades adotadas . Para isso foram realizados três estudos de casos em montadoras de automóveis. Os resultados indicam para cada montadora situações diferentes: uma adotou um modelo pata conectar sua cadeia de valor, dando ênfase nas atividades B2B, outra buscou entregar valor ao consumidor, através de atividades B2C, com o uso de métricas e de uma infraestrutura de TI, a terceira não se valeu de um modelo específico, mas sim da implantação de uma vasta gama de atividades de e-business. As estruturas organizacionais utilizadas também variaram: apesar de todas estarem integradas às empresas, a primeira utilizou uma estrutura matricial, a segunda uma estrutura com atividades espalhadas sem coordenação ao longo da estrutura organizacional e finalmente a terceira adotou uma estrutura coordenada pela área de marketing. Quanto a resultados, uma delas ainda está iniciando suas atividades, com resultados baseados em diminuição de custos usando leilões reversos, outra tem muitas atividades, porém dificuldade em mensurar resultados e uma terceira teve uma bem sucedida iniciativa de vendas diretas pela Internet, com receitas acima da expectativa. / Although many established companies are well positioned to succeed at e-business thanks to strong brands, customer relationships and logistical systems, the toughest challenges of e-business are less strategic than organizational. The thesis focuses on how companies in the “real world” tackle the challenge of doing business on the Internet in organizational terms and how e-business initiatives affect existing organizational structures in such companies. For this, in a first moment, it was utilized the concept of “e-business-model”, as a tool to better understand the phenomena of e-business adoption. The concept of e-business is preferred to that of e-commerce because it is more all-embracing. E-business refers to all business transactions on the Internet between a company and its suppliers, partners and customers, as well as inside the company. It were researched three case studies in the Brazilian automotive industry. In a first moment, it was identified if the enterprise has adopted any business model to conduct the e-business activities and it was identified the characteristics of the business model, when it was present. After this, it was identified what kind of organizational structure were utilized to implement the e-business activities, defined by a business model or not. The results show us different situations: one company has adopted a model based on supply chain integration, another has adopted one model focused in the consumer, with IT activities integrated whith e-business activities and another company hasn´t adopted any business model at all. There were differences among the organizational structures too: one has adopted a matricial structure, another any activities distributed by the firm and the third has adopted one coordinated structure under Marketing area.

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