| The Seven Steps to Nirvana: Strategic Insights into eBusiness Transformation | 
| Authors: Mohanbir S. Sawhney, Jeff Zabin
Creator: Don Tapscott
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1206469
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 323
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0071375228
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.84
UPC: 639785330134
EAN: 9780071375221
ASIN: 0071375228
Publication Date: April 23, 2001
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Amazon.com Review
While some might find the title's promise of transcendental beatitude a trifle overreaching, The Seven Steps to Nirvana nonetheless provides some excellent insight into the design and implementation of an e-business game plan at "low-tech, smokestack" companies that have heretofore shied away from cyber-strategies. Mohan Sawhney, the McCormick Tribune Professor of Electronic Commerce and Technology at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and Jeff Zabin, a consultant, writer, and speaker, have produced a thought-provoking yet practical entry point for senior managers and other leaders at these firms. The book progresses from creating an overarching initial vision and initiating other critical preliminary preparations to "putting your money where your mouth is, and getting people in the organization to embrace the oft-threatening new world of e-business." Particularly notable are sections on "thinking like an architect (to) open your mind to new possibilities for business innovation" and mitigating channel conflict--or "dissension among the existing institutions"--by making sure the electronic enhancements you are about to append are truly synchronized complements to what you already have. The ideas behind it all are solid and, perhaps most commendably, are anchored to the needs of a real-world customer base. --Howard Rothman
Product Description
How do we transform our business into e-business? This is the challenge that many traditional companies are facing. As the framework for business changes, these traditional companies must continually adapt and innovate in order to survive. The old rules of business no longer apply. The transformation from business to ebusiness is not a one-shot process, it is a journey - a systematic series of stages. This text describes the seven stages of ebusiness transformation, from developing a vision to organising the operation. Following a strategic approach, it focuses on reinventing the whole traditional, non-tech business into a strategic ebusiness, rather than integrating an Internet component into an existing business. It shows the reader how to build an underlying framework for decision-making and implementation that will stand the test of time and adapt to the continual changes within the organization.
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 The best about e-business December 13, 2001
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
After reading to many books I found this one, and I could say right now I have a better knowledge of e-business.I consider my best book about e-business.
The best book for e business strategies November 2, 2001
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are looking for a book that talks about e business strategies, I advocate this should be your choice. It's not just b'cas this book is from the guy who is rated as 10 most influential people in E-business, but b'cas he know his audeince very well.I am sure irrespective of your exposure to e-business, this would change the way you think of e-business.
 Ditto: Hiroo Yamagata August 9, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm an American and I too confirm Mr. Yamagata's review: the "quotes from zen or Buddha, or some folk story to make themselves sound profound" is highly irritating (straight talk will do just fine)... and, "Ah,we knew that all along!" borders on arrogance. The book seems to have come from the -publish or perish- world of academe. Need solid information to do the real work ahead, don't look for Nirvana. Sorry, but I could find no new insights from this book, just a contrived rehash of information clearly written elsewhere --in business language, backed by well defended assertions ... my $2 mantra is just fine, thank you.
The Seven Steps to Nirvana a must read July 21, 2001
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a practitioner in the field, I believe, this is one of the best books on the subject. The book is inspirational and clarifies a lot of confusion that has been created by false start of some e-business initiatives. I highly recommend it to any one interested in understanding the true meaning of e-business.
Excellent Book on E-strategy July 5, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The so-called "mysterious" world of e-business is covered very well. Categorization into seven steps and further classification of them makes this book very interesting and easy to follow. The case studies and examples are excellent, however it seems that most of them move around some 10-15 companies. Although, this book is targeted to top executives but the language is so easy that any one can comprehend and get benefited. I found the E-volution and E-strategy topics very useful. They provide very good insight on how a company should view and plan e-business initiative. Recommended to any one who is involved in any kind of e-business initiative, this book can take the efforts to much more deep and meaningful level.
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