January 1995 (Revised July 1996)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Paving the Information Superhighway

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Geoffrey Bock and Janis Lee Gogan

Format:Print
| Pages:25

Abstract

Examines solutions to many of the information-sharing problems that limit growth of electronic commerce on the Internet. Serves as a basic primer for the use of electronic information exchange. While familiarizing the student with the basic tenets and terminology of the new technology, it also provides step-by-step guidance to navigating the World Wide Web.

Keywords

Internet and the Web; Knowledge Sharing; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry; Information Technology Industry

Citation

Applegate, Lynda M., Geoffrey Bock, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Paving the Information Superhighway." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-202, January 1995. (Revised July 1996.)