Information technology and the internet are transforming international business by allowing firms to conduct e-commerce online and to integrate e-business capabilities for activities such as sourcing and managing customer relations e-business drives the firm’s globalization efforts by helping it beat geography and time zones and do business around the world all day every day e-business levels the playing field for all types of firms large and small even new company can be active aboard born global firms are among the most intensive users of the web for global selling procurement and customer service