Case study analysis of the impacts of electronic commerce on the strategic management of container shipping companies

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-54

  Peñaloza, Eladio ^a   Brooks, Mary ^b   Marche, Sunny ^b  

^a EP Marine Consultants   (Panama)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTAINER SHIP; CORPORATE STRATEGY; E-COMMERCE; SHIPPING;

EID: 33847302360     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088830601103376     Document Type: Article

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