Graduate Discussion Question 1: E-Business Technology and Profits

This discussion post analyzes a peer-reviewed article by Benitez et al. (2018), focusing on the evolution of e-business technology and its impact on operational competence and firm profitability. The student summarizes the article, highlighting how e-business technologies enhance operational efficiency and contribute to increased profits. The post also touches upon the importance of data security, management information systems (MIS), and online advertising strategies in modern e-businesses. The assignment fulfills the requirements of a graduate-level discussion question, including references and a real-world application example. The article emphasizes the crucial role of e-business technology in modern business growth and success, especially through online transactions and advertising. This discussion is part of a broader assignment where the student researches and summarizes a peer-reviewed article relevant to their upcoming PA1 assignment, demonstrating the impact of e-business technology on the modern business landscape.

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Information and Management
The peer-reviewed article considered:
Benitez, J., Chen, Y., Teo, T. S., & Ajamieh, A. (2018). Evolution of the impact of e-business
technology on operational competence and firm profitability: A panel data investigation.
Information & Management, 55(1), 120-130.
Summary of the article
This article mainly considers the evolution and the growth of the modern businesses which
employ different e-business technologies that have enabled them to enjoy abnormally higher
returns and profits. According to the article, e-business technology has played a significant role
in the growth of many businesses as it has helped to boost the operational competency of the
businesses, which has consequently improved their profits. The article asserts that e-business
technology improves organizations’ proficiency in exploiting a portfolio of their operational
efficiency and this results in an improvement of the organizations’ profits where these profits
become more substantial with time (Benitez et al., 2018).
For the modern e-businesses to utilize e-business technology, they need to make sure their
private and confidential data and information is safe and can’t be accessed by unauthorized
people who can interfere with their e-business technologies and other important operations
happening in the businesses (Cha & Yeh, 2018). Therefore, these e-businesses always
incorporate some of the best information security systems which help to protect their private and
confidential data and information (Safa, Von Solms, & Furnell, 2016). Modern management
information systems (MIS) are also very crucial in these organizations (e-businesses) as they

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help them to manage their data and information appropriately and deliver or share the data and
information which needs to be shared within the organization (Zhang et al., 2018).
E-businesses are well-known for doing most of their transactions online which means they
mainly rely on online customers (Fong et al., 2018). Therefore, they have embraced the online
advertising strategies which help them to advertise their products and services across the whole
globe, and this has earned them many customers who have consequently helped them to excel
(Bolos et al., 2016).

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References
Benitez, J., Chen, Y., Teo, T. S., & Ajamieh, A. (2018). Evolution of the impact of e-business
technology on operational competence and firm profitability: A panel data investigation.
Information & Management, 55(1), 120-130.
Bolos, C., Idemudia, E. C., Mai, P., Rasinghani, M., & Smith, S. (2016). Conceptual Models on
the effectiveness of e-marketing strategies in engaging consumers. Journal of
International Technology and Information Management, 25(4), 3.
Cha, S. C., & Yeh, K. H. (2018). A data-driven security risk assessment scheme for data
protection. IEEE Access, 6, 50510-50517.
Fong, E., Lee, T. T. L., Shibuya, K., Wang, J., & Yang, Y. (2018). Trust towards Conventional
Businesses and E-Businesses by Socioeconomic Status in China. Comparative Sociology,
17(3-4), 279-298.
Safa, N. S., Von Solms, R., & Furnell, S. (2016). Information security policy compliance model
in organizations. computers & security, 56, 70-82.
Zhang, Q., Zheng, X., Yang, S., Li, C., & Wang, K. (2018, July). Evaluation and Cluster
Analysis of E-Businesses with Perishable Products and Cold Supply Chain. In 2018 15th
International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM) (pp. 1-
6). IEEE.

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