ICT assimilation and SME expansion

Journal of International Development

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 817-827

  Matthews, Paul ^a  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expansion; Growth; ICT; SME; Support

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFITABILITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EID: 34548214645     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1401     Document Type: Article

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