Despite recent setbacks for Internet start-upactivity in the United States, global e-commerce sales are predicted to grow inthe next few years. The basis of market entry by internationally expanding U.S.Internet firms is the research focus. The entrepreneurial context of U.S.Internet firms is...

We show that network advantages constitute an important intangible asset that goes unrecognized in the financial statements. For a sample of e-commerce firms, we find that network advantages created by website traffic have substantial explanatory power for stock prices over and above traditional...

This case study examines the initiation, financing, development, and failed merger of an ambitious online grocery retail venture: HomeGrocer.com. The case allows for a discussion focused on the assessment of the viability of an entrepreneurial opportunity, the inter-relatedness between the...

By providing a nearly instant connection among parties at opposite corners of the world and enabling a variety of commercial exchanges, the Internet has emerged as the technology expected to create a truly global market space. Internet firms face the challenge of capitalizing on this...