Level of Internet use by Chinese businesses: A preliminary study

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 453-461

  Zhang, Xibao ^a   Moussi, Cynthia ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese businesses; E commerce; Internet development in China; Internet use index; Level of Internet use

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

CHINESE BUSINESSES; INTERNET DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA; INTERNET USE INDEX; LEVEL OF INTERNET USE;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 36549004697     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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