Effects of the electronic Nigerian money fraud on the brand equity of Nigeria and Africa

Management Research News

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 11-20

  Viosca, R Charles ^a   Bergiel, Blaise J ^a   Balsmeier, Phillip ^a  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Money laundering; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349183755     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170410784167     Document Type: Article

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