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@Brianna17 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

What kind of problems does the global nature of e-commerce pose?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is not true?

A) No one academic perspective dominates research about e-commerce.
B) Economists take a purely technical approach to e-commerce.
C) There are two primary approaches to e-commerce: behavioral and technical.
D) Management scientists are interested in e-commerce as an opportunity to study how business firms can exploit the Internet to achieve more efficient business operations.

bassamabas · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The global nature of e-commerce poses public policy issues of equity, equal access, content regulation, and taxation. For instance, in the United States, public telephone utilities are required under public utility and public accommodation laws to make basic service available at affordable rates so everyone can have telephone service. Should these laws be extended to the Internet and the Web? If goods are purchased by a New York State resident from a website in California, shipped from a center in Illinois, and delivered to New York, what state has the right to collect a sales tax? Should some heavy Internet users who consume extraordinary amounts of bandwidth by streaming endless movies be charged extra for service, or should the Internet be neutral with respect to usage? What rights do nation-states and their citizens have with respect to the Internet, the Web, and e-commerce?

Answer to Question 2

B