Conceptualising the relationship between integration needs and integrations technologies adoption: Comparing cases of SMEs with a large organisation

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-476

  Chen, Hsin ^a   Dwivedi, Yogesh Kumar ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integration technologies; Integration technologies adoption; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249323414     PISSN: 14684330     EISSN: 17418127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2007.013157     Document Type: Article

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