Whither business-to-business electronic commerce in developing economies? The case of the South African manufacturing sector

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Moodley, Sagren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 55349085930     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.1590100104     Document Type: Article

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