Geographical location in the information age: From destiny to opportunity?

GeoJournal

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 195-211

  Kellerman, Aharon ^a   Paradiso, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Destiny; e Commerce; FDI; Geographical location; Information society; Mobility; Opportunity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

ABSOLUTE DESTINY; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION; INFORMATION SOCIETY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; E-COMMERCE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INFORMATION; MOBILITY; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 43149095552     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9131-2     Document Type: Review

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