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A managerial perspective on electronic commerce. Topics include the technical infrastructure developments and their impact on organizational structure, manufacturing, service-based businesses, finance, accounting, human resources and marketing. Economic models to determine the business value of alternative economic commerce strategies are examined. Business-to-business electronic commerce, including the technical foundations of intranets and extranets will be examined to determine appropriate strategies for these systems. Legal and privacy issues, as well as global issues, are discussed in a managerial context. Students develop a prototype for their own electronic commerce application along with a business plan for determining its success.