Business Trends

TRENDS AND HOW THEY WILL AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS

– Discussion/Reading on what makes trends – Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell

 A discussion about the current marketplace for their company

detecting trends and key factors:

a. Trends in e-commerce and E-Business use

b. Integration to link standard and E-Business processes

c. Emergence of dominant leaders in the industry you plan to compete with.

d. Global firms with a substantial consistent presence in different countries.

e. Centralized control and distributed responsibility.

f. Ability of suppliers to exert cost pressure on competitors.

g. Ability of customers to exert price pressure