Provides an overview of the MBA elective course online business management (NSM). DHS is focused on management issues in enterprises that exhibit network effects. The first section of the note explains that such enterprises account for a significant and growing share of the global economy and to confront the distinctive management tasks. Due to the unusual attributes of micro network business, optimal business models is difficult, and managers often have to deal with the winner-take-all competitive dynamics. The winner gets all the results have profound implications for the strategic decisions and choices regarding capital structure, organizational structure, and public relations. For this reason, DHS uses the general management perspective. The second section of the note discusses a number of the basic concepts covered in the DHS, and provides definitions of networks, network effects, and platforms. The final section briefly describes the organization and content of the modules of the Ministry. "Hide
by Thomas R. Eisenmann Source: Harvard Business School 19 pages. Publication Date: January 10, 2006. Prod. #: 806103-PDF-ENG
