Evaluating web interfaces of B2C e-commerce systems for typical agrifood products

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-91

  Volpentesta, Antonio P ^a   Ammirato, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrifood; Calabria; E commerce adoption; Italy; Local economies; Web interfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947625530     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2007.012174     Document Type: Article

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