| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 103 === Online-to-Offline (O2O), a brand-new business model that drives online visitors to purchase in-store by offering services online, has received a great deal of attention. In addition to well-known retailers and ecommerce businesses, the O2O business model has been adopted by companies across a variety of industries, such as Target and Macy's in retailing, GAP and Uniqlo in apparel, Warby Parker in accessories and McDonald’s and Instacart in food. However, less attention has been paid in the literature to the clear definition and scope of both online and offline businesses in the O2O business model, and there is limited understanding of how to build a successful O2O project. The objective of this study is to organize comprehensive information for the O2O business model and to examine the critical success factors (CSFs) for building O2O business models.
Based on the literature and case studies of the O2O business model, this study builds a framework for data collection and is conducted in two stages. First, we build a preliminary finding regarding the five major types of O2O business models—(1) Commerce O2O; (2) Try-on O2O; (3) Promotional O2O; (4) Experience O2O; and (5) Crowdsourcing O2O—based on the literature and more than 50 practical cases and select five promotional O2O companies in Taiwan as our focus. Second, we conduct an in-depth case study on selected cases related to possible CSFs for successful O2O implementation. The critical success factors (CSFs) for building O2O business models are–(1) Four factors of technological dimension- User Interface design, Ease of use application, Accurately located function and IT load balancing capability; (2) Five factors of management dimension- Management support, Good CRM system, Strategic execution capability, Actively involve end users in solution design and Measure, monitor, and track; (3) Four factors of organization dimension- Complete staff training, Seamless the process of online and offline channels, Reinvent the company's future and Establish a clear project goal. The research results not only provide a complete O2O overview but also verify and enhance the list of CSFs for building O2O business models. It is hoped that we can gain a better understanding of the O2O business model from these cases and thus help companies develop effective plans for building O2O projects.
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