Information technology levels, competence development and performance in swedish small business enterprises

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-210

  Vinberg, Stig ^a   Gelin, Gunnar ^b   Sandberg, Karl W ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Private statistical consultant   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INTERVIEWS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034191634     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492900406191     Document Type: Article

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