Global Journal of e-Business & Knowledge Management
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

The Intranet: An Important Element of an E-Business Strategy

  • Author:
  • Robert J. Mockler1, Marc E. Gartenfeld2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1 to 5

1Tobin College of Business – Graduate Division, St. John's University, 114 E. 90th Street (1B), New York, NY 10128, Tel: 212-876-5856; Fax: 212-996-6967, E-mail: mocklerr@stjohns.edu.

2Strategic Management Research Group, 4011 E. Sundance Ct., Gilbert, AZ 85297, Tel: 480-247-2274, E-mail: sjumktprof@yahoo.com.

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of one the fastest growing segments of the Web environment - the Intranet. Discussions include what an Intranet is (definition), its uses and benefits (both general and specific), its challenges and critical issues (both organizational and technical), as well as future trends (both short-term and mid- to long-term). In addition, throughout this paper the position and vital role the Intranet plays as part of a company's e-Business strategy is highlighted.

Keywords

critical issues of intranet, e-Business Strategy, intranet, uses of intranet