An integrative framework of e-business strategy building blocks for knowledge based and intelligent systems

The aim of this paper is to discuss and contrast concepts and frameworks for e-business strategies. A common integrative framework about e-business strategy building blocks is much needed in prior to formulate, implement and control of e-business strategies. It is much needed as ¿one cannot measure what one cannot define¿. E-business has an interdisciplinary nature and so different scholars with different disciplines applying different views. So it is necessary to establish a cumulative research on the concept of e-business strategies and then classify them. By a comprehensive literature review, this paper outlines building blocks for e-business strategy in eight categories and then prioritizes them by Shannon entropy method. Results state that considering partners and customers in developing e-business strategies has high priority while little attention has been to trust issues. Results of this study can be applied to develop knowledge based and intelligent systems for e-business strategy formulation.