Socialising the digital divide: Implications for ICTs and e-business development

Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-94

  Genus, Audley ^a   Nor, Mohd Ali Mohamad ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital divide; E business; Less developed countries; Social impact of technology; Technological determinism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; E-BUSINESS; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; SOCIAL IMPACT-OF-TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 15444373750     PISSN: 15392937     EISSN: 15392929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeco.2005040106     Document Type: Article

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