Designing and Implementation of E-Business Model for Ethiopian Import and Export Enterprises: A Case Study with Elico
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ejigu, Dejene (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Girma, Natnael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-15T07:52:37Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T12:45:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-15T07:52:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T12:45:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Over the past years, deploying Information Technology in business activity has evolved to become the predominant element in business development and improvement process. An E-Business Model is a blueprint of a business strategy and the foundation for the implementation of e-business information systems. This research was conducted to investigate the business process cycle and to propose an E-Business model for Ethiopian Import and Export Enterprises; the case with ELICO, a private owned leather export industry in Ethiopia.Reforming old bus iness into electronic business is no longer an alternative, it is an imperative. Especially in developing countries, including Ethiopia, it is a challenging task to integrate ICT with business. Most Import and Export firms have no proper E-Business model that enables them to integrate ICT in their business. The study employed semi-structured interview to study the business process cycle and identify important components to design the E-business mode lFinally, an E-Business model for ELICO has been proposed. eBML was used as a tool to develop the model based on E-Business modeling framework. This enables ELICO to deploy ICT and e-business information systems applications. The study forwards conclusion on designing E-Business model as an import stage in the development of information system for every business and recommendations on future studies. Keywords: E-Business Model, Ethiopia, Import and Export, ELICO | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/21580 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | E-Business Model | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Import and Export | en_US |
| dc.subject | ELICO | en_US |
| dc.title | Designing and Implementation of E-Business Model for Ethiopian Import and Export Enterprises: A Case Study with Elico | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |