Programme evaluation of a government information technology programme for small businesses

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-120

  Yap, Chee Sing ^a   Thong, James Y L ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0031515671     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026839697345125     Document Type: Article

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