E-commerce adoption in thailand: An empirical study of small and medium enterprises (smes)

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 67-83

  Lertwongsatien, Chalermsak ^a   Wongpinunwatana, Nitaya ^b  

^a Ministry of Finance   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electronic Commerce; Empirical Study; Small and Medium Enterprises; Technology Adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444464553     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2003.10856356     Document Type: Article

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