2019, Dannecker, Achim, Telesko, Rainer, Knechtli, Hanspeter, Gómez Chova, Luis, López Martínez, A., Candel Torres, Ignacio

One of the big challenges today are innovative teaching concepts for business students in the area of digitalization. At the beginning of their study, students mostly understand only the basics of IT mainly related to their private (mobile) environment and not real business scenarios such as data management, outsourcing and/or business process management.

2018, Leimstoll, Uwe, Dannecker, Achim, Knechtli, Hanspeter, Quade, Michael H., Tanner, Christian, Wölfle, Ralf, Dornberger, Rolf

In recent years, the development of information technology has reached a new level of evolution. It should be noted, however, that digitalization and digital transformation are not fundamentally new phenomena. A phase marked by strong digitalization, for example,was the result of the increased business use of the Internet in the early 1990s. The era of e-business began. The focus was on the digitalization of cross-company processes, which also brought new business models and interlinked value-added structures. Against the background of current developments, the question arises as to what role e-business now plays in digital transformation. The aim of this chapter is to show the current developments in e-business and their relationship to digital transformation. Following an introductory clarification of concepts and a consideration of the importance of mobile computing, the classic areas of e-business are addressed, in particular e-commerce, e-procurement and e-organization. The results show that e-business has