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Answer» Differences between traditional business and e-business is summarized below: | Basis | Traditional business | e-business | | 1.Formation | Difficult | simple | | 2.physical presence | Required | Not required | | 3.Location requirement | Market | None | | 4.cost of setting up | High | Low/no requirement of physical facility | | 5.Shape of organizational structure | vertical due to hierarchy or chain of command | Horizontal due to directness of command and communication | | 6.opportunity for inter personal touch | More | Less | | 7.Ease of expansion | More | Less | | 8.Nature of contact with the suppliers and customers | Indirect through intermediaries | Direct |
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