The influence of external variables on the executives' use of the internet

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-278

  Seyal, A H ^a   Rahman, N A ^a  

^a FACULTY OF ENGINEERING   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Brunei Darussalam; Business administration; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147131648     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150710740491     Document Type: Article

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