商业模式：如何确定企业的边界（国外英文资料）.doc

商业模式：如何确定企业的边界（国外英文资料） Inside: be as flexible as a building block Transforming the company into componentization is a necessary prerequisite for realizing the specialization within the enterprise. As internal specialization has become increasingly mature, the integration of business activities to the company into a network composed of different business modules, each module contains a list of the activities associated with each other. These modules can be both unique to the organization and can be run as separate entities. According to George, IBM calls these modules business components, which are the basic building blocks of the company, and they are loosely connected to each other. Business components allow the enterprise to expand or evolve without adding complexity to the organization like the traditional hard wired business model. Enterprise optimization requires not only the support of new technologies, but also the design of business models from a new perspective. As internal specialization has become increasingly mature, the integration of business activities to turn the company into network composed of small business modules, each module contains a series of linked activities, provided by the appropriate enterprise resource support, such as people, processes, and technology, etc. Each business module plays a unique role in the organization and can be run as a separate entity. One of the advantages of this alliance of module design is that it can accelerate the enterprises decision-making process, shall operate within the business module and suitable for outsourcing business module. Adopting a modular structure does not mean giving up centralized management. Although components require flexibility, they must be consistent with the companys architecture and strategy. To help customers improve their business design and enterprise optimization, IBM specifically developed a new enterprise framework, ComponentBusinessModel. Modular business model usually provide