Global E-commerce: Rationale, digital divide, and strategies to bridge the divide

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-68

  Iyer, Lakshmi S ^a   Taube, Larry ^a   Raquet, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b BASF Raw Material Purchasing   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultural Differences; Digital Divide; E Commerce Limitations; International E Commerce; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346833688     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2002.10856319     Document Type: Article

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