COMMENTARY ON REDEFINING INDUSTRY STRUCTURE FOR THE INFORMATION AGE BY SAMPLER,J.L

The purpose of this commentary is to suggest a broader context for the preceding paper, 'Redefining industry structure for the information a ge' by Jeffrey L. Sampler. The important particular issues raised by S ampler are really parr of a larger set of general issues facing schola rs and executives concerned with strategic issues. The Sampler paper i s an exemplar of a general area of investigation that is currently und ernourished. Hopefully this general area will see considerable researc h interest in the future. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.