Exploring m-commerce in terms of viability, growth and challenges

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 682-703

  Smith, Alan D ^a  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluetooth; Consumer Relationship Management (CRM); e security; Mobile commerce; Strategy; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; RELIABILITY THEORY; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BLUETOOTH; CONSUMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM); E-SECURITY; MOBILE COMMERCE (M-COMMERCE); STRATEGY; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 33746883221     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2006.010362     Document Type: Article

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