Social networks and technology adoption in small business

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-87

  Gibbs, SherRhonda ^a   Sequeira, Jennifer ^b   White, Mary M ^a  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Small business; Social networks; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548229849     PISSN: 14793059     EISSN: 14793067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGSB.2007.014188     Document Type: Article

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