I swiped the following information regarding B2B and digitial economy from the following website:
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Olga ---------------- Intro material
U.S.Dept. of Commerce, "The Emerging Digital Economy," Chapter Three (April, 1998) ecommerce.gov -- authoritative introduction to the Internet Economy
U.S.Dept. of Commerce, "The Emerging Digital Economy II," Chapter One (June, 1999) ecommerce.gov -- extended focus on business-to-business e-commerce.
Features in Business Magazines:
"B2B Boom: B-to-B Models" (Business 2.0, September 1999) business2.com
Cohen, "Taking Care of Business," (The Industry Standard, September 1999). thestandard.com
Short Papers by Investment Analysts and Business Consultants
Lief, "Anatomy of New Market Models," (Forrester Research, February 1999) forrester.com (Client access only)
"Digital Marketplaces, Enabling the Internet Economy" (Net Market Makers, April 1999, 21 pages). netmarketmakers.com
Upin, "The B2Bs are Coming, The B2Bs are Coming," (Robertson Stephens, circa 1999, 64 pages) netmarketmakers.com -- summary overview consisting primarily of slides and graphics designed to stimulate enthusiasm for investment in equities participating in this market.
"B2B: 2B or Not 2B?" (Goldman Sachs Investment Research, September 1999, 8 pages) netmarketmakers.com
Knight, "Dataquest Predicts: The E-Market Maker Revolution" (Dataquest, September 1999, 22 pages) netmarketmakers.com
Advanced Reading:
Smith, Bailey & Brynjolfsson, "Understanding Digital Markets - Review and Assessment" (M.I.T., September 1999, 34 pages) e-commerce.mit.edu
Meeker, Edwards, Sherrick & Phillips, "A Framework for B2B," (Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, November 1999, 76 pages) netmarketmakers.com
-- a comprehensive, yet concise overview, with many charts and other visual aids.
Ehrens & Zapf, "The Internet Business-to-Business Report: Introducing the Metamediary" (Bear Stearns, September 1999, 196 pages) bearstearns.com
-- in addition to an overall review of the business models used in B2B commerce, this comprehensive text includes an extensive list of existing exchanges, with information about their business and management. |