Aggregation and the role of trusted third parties in SME e-business engagement: A regional policy issue

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-404

  Lockett, Nigel J ^a   Brown, David H ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; E business; ICT adoption; Intermediaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746098130     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242606065509     Document Type: Article

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