Evaluating internet usage and ecommerce growth in Greece

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 356-366

  Xanthidis, Dimitrios ^a   Nicholas, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; Electronic commerce; Greece; Internet; User studies

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; GREECE; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; USER STUDIES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 18444383929     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530410570390     Document Type: Review

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