Internet appreciation in nigerian business organizations

Journal of Internet Commerce

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-47

  Osuagwu, Linus ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Business organizations; E mail; Information technology; Internet; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751346984     PISSN: 15332861     EISSN: 1533287X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J179v02n01_04     Document Type: Article

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