ABSTRACT
Global e-business involves electronic transactions in which a buyer and seller reside in different countries, and in which the buyer can complete the order online and the seller can process and fulfill those out-of-country purchase orders. E-business firms
are managing these global e-business transactions through a variety of organization forms. Some firms have set themselves up as temporary or nimble
market
forms that serve customers around the world from one Web site and through spot markets. Other forms mirror the more traditional
hierarchical
“multi-domestic” enterprise with local online operations in multiple countries. Some firms appear as
hybrid
forms (dynamic networks and portals with long-term contracts with locally based third parties. As the Internet economy develops, these forms compete with each other in a variety of ways.
