Virtual Business Models
Entrepreneurial Risks and Rewards
Business & Finance, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Small Business
| Author: | Karin Bryder, Anki Malmborg-Hager, Eskil Söderlind | ISBN: | 9780081001820 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science | Publication: | February 6, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Woodhead Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karin Bryder, Anki Malmborg-Hager, Eskil Söderlind |
| ISBN: | 9780081001820 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication: | February 6, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Woodhead Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Virtual Business Models: Entrepreneurial Risks and Rewards focuses on companies with technology development, offering inspiration, guidance, and hands-on advice on how to utilize the potential of a virtual company format.
The book provides an overview of key aspects of the company's activities, putting them into a comprehensive structure. In addition, both the rewards and risks of using the virtual company format are explored.
The virtual company format is here defined as a company with a small dedicated core staff. The company's development is performed by strategic alliances with external resource providers. In this way, the utilization of financial resources can be optimized with cost-effective product development. The book explores this concept and why it is attractive in a start-up phase for both companies who want to remain virtual and those that eventually want to develop into integrated traditional companies.
- Provides an overview, and understanding of, a virtual company's key activities
- Presents tactics that encourage communication between stakeholders associated with the virtual company
- Allows users to master all details, while managing key strategic issues
- Covers technology development and its required special skills and competencies
Virtual Business Models: Entrepreneurial Risks and Rewards focuses on companies with technology development, offering inspiration, guidance, and hands-on advice on how to utilize the potential of a virtual company format.
The book provides an overview of key aspects of the company's activities, putting them into a comprehensive structure. In addition, both the rewards and risks of using the virtual company format are explored.
The virtual company format is here defined as a company with a small dedicated core staff. The company's development is performed by strategic alliances with external resource providers. In this way, the utilization of financial resources can be optimized with cost-effective product development. The book explores this concept and why it is attractive in a start-up phase for both companies who want to remain virtual and those that eventually want to develop into integrated traditional companies.
- Provides an overview, and understanding of, a virtual company's key activities
- Presents tactics that encourage communication between stakeholders associated with the virtual company
- Allows users to master all details, while managing key strategic issues
- Covers technology development and its required special skills and competencies
