Small business Internet commerce: A case study

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 17-41

  Chen, L D ^a   Haney, S ^a   Pandzik, A ^a   Spigarelli, John ^b   Jesseman, Chris ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Business to consumer electronic commerce; Internet commerce; Retail industry; Small to medium size enterprise

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNET; MARKETING;

RETAIL INDUSTRY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 0141973113     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2003070102     Document Type: Article

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