Business models and operational issues in the Chinese online game industry

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-144

  MacInnes, Ian ^a   Hu, Lili ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business model; China; Online game; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INTERNET; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SERVERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUSINESS MODEL; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; ONLINE GAMES; VIRTUAL WORLD;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846193761     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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