Initial e-commerce efforts in nine least developed countries: A review of national infrastructure, business approaches and product selection

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-78

  Wresch, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Business development; Digital divide; E commerce; Information infrastructure; Least developed countries

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SALES; WEBSITES;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DIGITAL DIVIDE; INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE; LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 0042976307     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2003040105     Document Type: Article

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