TY - JOUR AU - Elizabeth Towell AB - Examines current and planned practices and the major benefits of communication‐intensive information system applications. The Internet, once a government‐controlled, tax‐supported endeavor, is no longer restricted to noncommercial traffic. Contends that business use of the Internet has grown rapidly over the last several years, yet information technology managers still struggle to evaluate the contribution of this new technology in their organizations. Surveys were sent to a random selection of 500 companies to analyze current use and impact of the Internet in a business setting. Reports on the variety of expected values to be derived from use of the Internet indicated by respondents. TI - Business use of the Internet JF - Internet Research DO - 10.1108/10662249710171832 DA - 1997-09-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/business-use-of-the-internet-XyNzKVeg6B SP - 195 EP - 200 VL - 7 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -