Organizational visualization of electronic commerce

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wang, Shouhong

Affiliations: Department of Marketing/Business Information Systems, Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300, USA. Tel.: +1508 999 8579; Fax: +1508 999 8646; E-mail: swang@umassd.edu

Abstract: In the age of electronic commerce, the development of new network organizational forms has brought into practice transaction cost economics, inter-organizational collaborations, and strategic alliance. The development and management of network organizations are assisted by organizational analysis. This paper proposes an organizational visualization method for organizational analysis. The organizational visualization method is comprehensive in modeling a formal organizational structure for electronic commerce. It can be a practical technique for structural and process approaches to organizational development for electronic commerce.

Keywords: Organizational visualization, electronic commerce, organizational analysis, networked organizations

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-2000-19408

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 285-294, 2000