A framework to assess the factors affecting success or failure of the implementation of government-supported regional e-marketplaces for SMEs

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-433

  Gengatharen, Denise E ^a   Standing, Craig ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Failure; IS adoption theories; Regional e marketplaces; Small and medium enterprises; Success; Unified model

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244483944     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000551     Document Type: Article

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