B2C barriers and strategies: A case study of top B2C companies in China

Journal of Internet Commerce

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 27-51

  Yu, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

B2c; China; Developing countries; e business; Internet marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751341343     PISSN: 15332861     EISSN: 1533287X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J179v05n03_02     Document Type: Article

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