Investigating the strategic utilization of IT resources in the small and medium-sized firms of the eastern free state province

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-158

  Kyobe, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; IT resources; SMEs; Strategic utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942616387     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242604041311     Document Type: Article

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