...Fahri Karakaya; Earl T. Charlton Tabulates the numbers of internet users in various countries and assesses the size of the e‐commerce economy in the USA. Discusses the reasons why consumers use the internet, the issues of customer service and product delivery/return, what they buy online and how...

...Craig S. Galbraith; Gregory B. Merrill Outlines previous research on the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs), the particular characteristics of e‐commerce firms and the ways in which internet operations differ from traditional business contexts. Uses data from a sample of 28 US business...

...Faramarz Damanpour; Jamshid Ali Damanpour Cites survey evidence that many firms undertaking e‐commerce projects do not appraise or evaluate them in traditional ways and discusses how businesses can deal with the many perspectives involved. Illustrates the “four faces of e‐business”, lists its...

... to competitors, employee theft through e-commerce is an important issue. Disgruntled employees may wish to steal assets or sabotage the company as a means of revenge. Other employees may steal to satisfy a perceived need for cash. Regardless of their motives, employees are a real threat to electronic commerce...