New electronic technologies, such as mobile phones and interactive television Internet is widely predicted to create opportunities to develop new models of e-commerce. At the same time, many high-profile Internet companies have gone belly-up, and millions of investors around the world were caught. Focus on successes can give the impression that a great business model is all that is needed to create a thriving electronic firm. But these models really matter? What can we learn by studying the Internet failures or problems specific to each model? What are the real key factor in determining the survival or failure of electronic firms? "Hide
by Steven Chen Source: Business Horizons 7 pages. Publication Date: November 15, 2003. Prod. #: BH097-PDF-ENG
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