ABSTRACT
F a c i n g t h e i n c r e a s i n g l y f i e r c e m a r k e t c o m p e t i t i o n , C h i n e s e e - c o m m e r c e
enterprises need to build a performance evaluation system which can reflect their true
p e r f o r m a n c e a c c u r a t e l y t o i m p r o v e t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e . Th e t r a d i t i o n a l p e r f o r m a n c e
e v a l u a t i o n m e t h o ds o f e- c o m m e r c e e n t e r p r i s e s h a v e s o m e d i s a d v a n t a g e s , s u c h a s
a number of evaluation index, ignoring some cost of capital, etc. EVA (economic value
added) is the difference between the net operating profit after tax and the cost of capital.
I t c o u l d m a ke u p f o r t h e i n a d e q u a c y o f t r a d i t i o n a l p e r f o r m a n c e e v a l u a t i o n
methods. In recent years, EVA has been widely used in different fields, however, it has
n o t s i g n i f i c a n t p r o g r e s s i n C h i n e s e e - c o m m e r c e e n t e r p r i s e s . In t r o d u ci n g E V A t o
evaluate Chinese e-commerce enterprises has a good practical significance.
The main contents of this paper are as follows:
(1) comb the related research achievements of scholars both at home and abroad,
and review the existing literature.
( 2 ) d e f i ne a n d d i s c u s s s o m e r e l e v a n t c o n c e p t s a n d t h e o r i e s. A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
c h a r a c t e r i st i c s o f e-c o mmer c e e n t er p r i s es , ma i n l y d i scus s th e t r a n s a c t i o n c o s t t h e o r y,
v a l u e c h a i n t h e o r y a n d t h r e e l a w s o f n e t w o r k e c o n o m y w h i c h a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d t o
e-commerce.
(3) di scus s s ix k ey ele m ent s of e-co mme r ce ent e rpr ises’ pe rfor man ce e valuati on
s y s t e m , a n d d e s c r i b e s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e m . Cl a s s i fy t h e p e r f o r m a n c e
e v a l u a t i o n m e t h o d s o f e-c o m m e r c e e n t e r p r i s es f r o m d i f f e r e n t v i e w s. An a l y z e t h e
o p e r a t i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f a l i b a b a b y u s i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n a l p e r f o r m a n c e e v a l u a t i o n
m e t h o ds. A c c o r d i n g t o t h e a n a l y s i s r e s u l t , p o i n t o u t t h e i n a d e q u a c y o f t r a d i t i o n a l
performance evaluation methods in the application of e-commerce enterprises.
(4) Est a bli sh the perfo rmance eva l uat ion mod el based o n E VA and ap ply it int o
a l i b a b a a s t h e e m p i r i c a l a n a l y s i s . Co m p a r e d E VA w i t h tho s e c o m m o n p e r f o r m a n c e
e v a l u a t i o n m e t h o ds . Di s c u s s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f E VA i n m a n y o t h e r a r e a s e x c e p t f o r
performance evaluation.
( 5 ) An a l y z e t h e m e a n i n g a n d n e c e s s i t y o f a p p l y i n g E V A i n t o e - c o m m e r c e
e n t e r p r i s e s . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f e-c o m m e r c e e n t e r p r i s es , d e m o n s t r a t e
t h a t E VA i s s u i t a b l e f o r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e e v a l u a t i o n o f e-c o m m e r c e e n t e r p r i s es. P u t
f o r w a r d s o m e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f E V A i n e-c o m m e r c e
enterprises.
Innovative work of this paper is as follows: Establish the performance evaluation
model based on EVA and apply it into alibaba as the empirical analysis, and the result
is consistent with its real operating conditions on the whole, proving the scientificity and
e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e e v a l u a t i o n m o d e l b a s e d o n E VA a n d r e a l i zi n g t h e
innovation in the sense of practice. Compared EVA with the other common performance
e v a l u a t i o n m e t h o ds . A n a l y z e t h e n e c e s s i t y a n d f e a s i b i l i t y o f a p p l y i n g E VA i n t o e -
c o m m e r c e e n t e r p r i s e s , a n d pu t f o r w a r d s o m e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n
of EVA in e-commerce enterprises.