Mis Ch9

1. Most businesses should engage in e-commerce on the Internet. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your position. * 2. Why do you think there have been so many business failures among “dot-com” companies that were devoted only to retail e-commerce? * 3. If personalizing a customer’s Web site experience is a key success factor, then electronic profiling processes to track visitor Web site behavior are necessary. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your position. * 4. All corporate procurement should be accomplished in e-commerce auction marketplaces, instead of using B2B websites that feature fixed-price catalogs or negotiated prices. Explain your position on this proposal. * 5. If you were starting an e-commerce Web store, which of the business requirements would you primarily do yourself, and which would you outsource to a Web development or hosting company? Why?

* 6. Small Business e-Commerce Portals * a. Check out Microsoft’s Small Business Center and the other e-commerce portals. Identify several benefits and limitations for a business using these websites.
(Small Business Center and Entrabase.com are interesting sites that offer a wide variety of products and services. b. Which is your favorite? Why? * c. Which site would you recommend or use to help a small business wanting to get into e-commerce? Why? * d. Which sites would you use or recommend if you or a friend actually wanted to buy a car? Why? * 7. Comparing e-Commerce Sites a. Using a spreadsheet, record a set of information similar to that shown below for each product. (Categories describing the product will vary depending upon the type of product you select – CDs might require the title of the CD and Performer[s], whereas toys or similar