Lone eagles and high fliers: Rural-based business and professional service firms and information communication technology

Information and Communication Technologies in Rural Society: Being Rural in a Digital Age

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 36-60

  Bryson, John R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RESER the European Network for research on services and space   (Belgium)

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EID: 44949172313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203934296     Document Type: Chapter

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