Assessing the market valuation of e-service initiatives

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-245

  Lin, Jiun Sheng Chris ^a   Jang, Woan Yuh ^b   Chen, Kuan Jiun ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Internet; Market value; Organizational performance; Service delivery; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250379204     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564230710751460     Document Type: Article

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