E-commerce in serbia: Where roads cross electrons will flow

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 34-56

  Travica, Bob ^a   Josanov, Borislav ^b   Kajan, Ejub ^c   Vidas Bubanja, Marijana ^d   Vuksanovic, Emilija ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Higher Technical College of Vranje   (Serbia)

^c Novi Sad Business School   (Serbia)

^d Belgrade School of Medicine   (Serbia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Diffusion model; E commerce; Serbia; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649101099     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2007.10856443     Document Type: Article

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