Business-To-Business Buying Over the Internet

question 117

Multiple Choice

Business-to-business buying over the Internet

• A)is nearly equivalent to consumer electronic commerce when measured by the total dollar value of all online transactions.
• B)is at least twice as large as consumer online buying when measured by the total dollar value of all online transactions.
• C)has dramatically decreased since face-to-face communication between a firm's sales force and its potential customers is so important.
• D)is impossible to estimate since companies will not share procurement information.
• E)has never been popular since it presents massive security risks for companies.

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