Extending the research agenda on diffusion: The case of public program interventions for the adoption of e-business systems in SMEs

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-117

  Vega, Arturo ^a   Chiasson, Mike ^a   Brown, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion of e business systems; Institutional contexts; Public programs; Research agenda; SMEs; Systems of innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349153008     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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