Essays and Research Papers on Internet 

This 3 page paper examines sites and their usability factors. Usability is defined. The three web sites examined are: Usability.Gov, Transparency, and Jakob Nielsen Biography. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the use of both the Internet and the Intranet in modern commerce. The way in which technology can be used as a tool by businesses is discussed and the case study of Shell Oil is used to demonstrate the productive use of improved communications. The bibliography cites 8 sources. ...

This 80 page paper considers the relationship between business and consumers in the e-commerce generation. This paper considers the theoretical and practical factors that shape the centrality of e-commerce in many cultures, but also considers the issues related to defining e-commerce and the business/consumer relationships in Asian countries. Bibliography lists 30 sources.

10 pages in length. This is an excellent overview of electronic commerce, and addresses the Singapore Electronic Commerce Hotbed Program. Looks at e-commerce and how it affects businesses as well as consumers. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses developing a marketing plan for an online store, specifically a jewelry store. Various information is provided which illustrates some of the things to look for, where to start, success stories and other bits of information. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. With the advent of Internet technology came the challenge to hack into sensitive personal and business information; as the Internet has advanced in sophistication, so have the hackers' ability to do even more damage. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 11 page paper considers the way in which businesses use e-commerce, how it developed and how it can be marketed to take advantage of the perceived efficiencies it can produce. Points raised are illustrated by reference to real companies. The bibliography sites 15 sources.

A 5 page paper evaluating whether to pursue implementation of a neural network designed to increase the informational network's reliability. The purpose of the neural network is to "learn" patterns of abnormalities present before a network outage that are not discernible by humans. The recommendation here is for implementation of the superficial neugent model that only alerts ...

This 12 page report discusses the use of the Internet in business to business transactions and the potential for both great success and huge failure. One potential success is that of the business known as Covisint, “global independent eBusiness exchange for the automotive industry.” Its purpose is to reduce redundancy and the need for suppliers to deal with numerous systems for ...

A sixteen page paper which looks at the way in which information technology is used in business, both in terms of company software systems and the Internet. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper considers how the advent of e-commerce will effect small businesses. The writer looks at the management choices, the distribution channels and the procurement of technology and the value chain. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 6 page report discusses information security of enterprise businesses with a focus on firewall protections. Firewalls are computer network devices that protect a network from other “less trusted” networks. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

6 pages in length. The concept of e-business has completely revolutionized the automobile industry, providing an incredible potential for growth as this particular sector of commerce moves into the new millennium. Earning millions in sales after being in operation since 1995, Autoweb.com is an e-business site where consumers can acquire just about anything ...

This 49 page paper is a summary of the book “E-Buisness and E-Commerce Management” by Dave Chaffey. The book is a good overview on all aspects of e-business; including management of the infrastructure, the e-environment, e-business strategy, supply chain management, e-procurement, internet marketing, customer relationship management change management, design implementation and maintenance. The paper takes ...

This 40 page report style paper looks at the attractions of e-commerce to a small business and argues that despite many pull factors, the advantages to most small businesses will be outweighed by the disadvantages. The paper outlines many different aspects of e-commerce and trading on the internet in order to formulate a strong ...

This 5 page well rounded paper looks at different factors a business will need to consider if they want to set up trading on the internet. Factors discussed include the legal and practical issues, such as the options for setting p a web site. Security issues are also discussed along with some potential solutions to ...

An 8 page paper presenting a business plan for a retail tobacco operation conducting business solely online, including break-even, balance sheet and cash flow financials. The text portion of the plan discusses the inability of retailers limited by local operations to stock slower-moving, specialty items, using a management accounting approach to demonstrating Smoke Stop’s ...

9 pages in length. Examining the trends and forces that drive e-business, one immediately finds how the clear advantage of online commerce is the ease with which the merchant can reach out to the consumer. Three traditional business environments that have been revolutionized into e-business environments in response to changes in technology, society and markets ...

This 7 page paper discusses e-business and the protection of intellectual property. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper considers three models of e-commerce, business to business (B2B), business to consumer (B2C) and consumer to consumer (C2C). The paper examines the models by examining an example company for each model; Dell, Amazon and eBay. The paper looks at issues such as who are the target market, the companies web sites ...

A 11 page paper that discusses the opportunities e-business and e-commerce provide to companies with an emphasis on production and transactions. The paper begins with definitions of 'e-commerce' and 'e-business' and a description of the two major types of e-commerce businesses conduct. Statistical data about Internet sales and revenues are included for the U.S., the ...

A 5 page paper discussing the brokerage, infomediary, merchant and manufacturer (direct) models of e-commerce and supplying examples of each. Those examples, respectively, are Priceline.com, Coolsavings.com, Amazon.com and Dell Computer. Each has developed what has come to be a specific online business model that others try to emulate. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

A 6 page paper discussing a few specifics of GE’s approach to e-business. GE is committed to digitizing all of its businesses, and it approaches many of its processes and activities from the e-business perspective. The purpose here is to examine two internal and two external information systems or technologies that support GE’s ...

A 4 page paper discussing three factors critical to e-business success: they offer customer assurance; they make their sites easy to use; and they make themselves available to customers. The paper uses Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Dell and eBay as examples. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper presenting several questions that should be asked before embarking on any e-business plans. The Internet has provided a venue that allows organizations to achieve all the ends they sought before, with the addition of another venue that can positively contribute to the organization’s bottom line. Before setting out on ...