Internet-based business among knowledge intensive business services: Some Irish regional evidence

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-545

  Ramsey, Elaine ^a   Ibbotson, Patrick ^a   Bell, Jim ^b   McCole, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; COMPETITIVENESS; E-COMMERCE; INNOVATION; INTERNET; SERVICE SECTOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20444496938     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060500092337     Document Type: Article

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