e-learning in support of SMEs: Pipe dream or reality?

Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning

Volumn 2005-January, Issue , 2005, Pages 383-388

  Roy, Andrée ^a   Raymond, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benefits of e learning; Competitiveness; e learning; SME; Training

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING;

COMPETITIVENESS; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PIPE DREAMS; SME;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 58049187076     PISSN: 20490992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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