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Navigating the Web with a Typology of Corporate UsesWestern Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh Many business communication teachers are grappling with ways to use the rich potential of the WorldWide Web. A categorization or typology of sites provides students with a tool to explore the Web systematically and attentively. The typology discussed in this article divides corporate sites into five cate gories depending on purpose: marketplace awareness and promotion, cus tomer support, sales, advertising, and electronic information services. Armed with this typology, students analyze sites as examples of business communica tion. Based on this analysis, they develop a collaborative oral presentation.
Key Words: World Wide Web corporate sites types of websites oral presentations
Business Communication Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 2,
39-47 (1998) This article has been cited by other articles:
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