Broadband divide among SMEs: The role of size, location and outsourcing strategies

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-99

  Arbore, Alessandro ^a   Ordanini, Andrea ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broadband; Digital divide; Outsourcing; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646260489     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242606059781     Document Type: Article

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