Growth of international franchising through E-commerce

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Alkadi, Ihssan^{a; *} | Alkadi, Ghassan^b | Zhu, Zhiwei^a

Affiliations: [a] Department of Business Systems, Analysis, and Technology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA | [b] Computer Science Department Hammond, Southeastern Louisiana University, LA 70402, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 337 482 5378; E-mail: ialkadi@louisiana.edu.

Abstract: Since the beginning of the Internet, electronic commerce (E-commerce) has grown rapidly. The rapid development of information technology has brought many business opportunities for companies doing business in a global market. This paper discusses the issues that affect a company's business operations in a global market.

Keywords: Global business, Internet, E-commerce, franchising opportunities, Information Technology (IT), Information Systems (IS), E-mail, people soft, Cybex, business, telecommuting, decision making

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-2004-23408

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 269-273, 2004