Broadband technology: An appraisal of government policy and use by small- and medium-sized enterprises

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 516-524

  Spurge, Vivienne ^a   Roberts, Claire ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Government policy; Small to medium sized enterprises; United Kingdom; Working practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744458981     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780510626556     Document Type: Review

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