A conceptualization of the determinants of small business website adoption: Setting the research agenda

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-389

  Simmons, Geoff ^a   Armstrong, Gillian A ^a   Durkin, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Determinants of Internet adoption; Determinants of website adoption; Internet adoption; Small business Internet adoption; Small business marketing; Small business website adoption; Website adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149122688     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242608088743     Document Type: Article

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