Doing business in paradise: How small, information intensive firms cope with uncertain infrastructure in a developing Island nation (TCI)

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 37-57

  Kaarst Brown, Michelle L ^a   Wang, Chingning ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national research; Culture; Developing countries; Information intensity; Infrastructure development; Small business and IT

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION INTENSITY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041930652     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2003100103     Document Type: Article

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