D.Com. (Business Management) / In this study the impact of Electronic Commerce (EC) on the management of an organisation is researched, with the emphasis on Strategic Management. EC is the process whereby the exchange of business data is moved from the paper environment to the use of electronic media, and in particular, communications networks. EC is analysed, and special attention is given to one of its major components, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The impact of EDI on the organisation is researched, and the possible benefits and dangers are discussed. As EC is such a new field, and one that depends very much on electronics, the danger does exist that management may look upon EC as a purely technical issue. In this study emphasis is therefore placed on the wide impact that EC has on the management function, and it is shown that the technical aspects are relatively of minor importance. The main argument of the thesis is that EC is not a technical issue, but a strategic business one.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:3742 |
| Date | 10 February 2014 |
| Creators | Van Aardt, Albert Hibbert |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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