ABSTRACT
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In summer 2000, Brigham Young University partnered with NetDocuments, an electronic commerce venture, to implement the company’s Internet document manager, a service that enables people to store, access, and share documents on the Web. BYU business students are now registered for a NetDocuments account that allows
them to store and submit homework online. Faculty members and their grading assistants can then grade, digitally sign, and return the homework also online. BYU benefits from the partnership because online storage of documents eases the collection and distribution of homework, improves collaboration with other colleagues on and off the campus, and forces students to familiarize themselves with the heavy ecommerce environment awaiting them after graduation. NetDocuments also benefits because it gives them a rigorous testing ground and introduces future entrepreneurs to their product and service. This kind of partnership between academia and business is not uncommon; both have found the benefits too good to ignore.
