Determining the information needs of small and medium-sized enterprises: A critical success factor analysis

Information Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Sen, B A ^a   Taylor, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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