Virtual teams and the rise of e-entrepreneurship in Europe

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-302

  Matlay, Harry ^a   Westhead, Paul ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E business; E entrepreneurship; Europe; ICT; Tourism and hospitality; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644379038     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242605052074     Document Type: Article

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