Objectives of knowledge management

Examination questions
1 
Explain the relationship between the concepts of e‑commerce and digital business.
2 
Distinguish between buy‑ side and sell‑ side e‑commerce and give an example of 
the application of each.
3 
Summarise three reasons why a company may wish to introduce e‑commerce.
4 
Describe three of the main barriers to adoption of e‑commerce by consumers and 
suggest how a company could counter these.
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Chapter 1
Introduction to digital business and e‑commerce
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