Linking stakeholder salience with mobile services diffusion

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-289

  Troshani, Indrit ^a   Hill, Sally Rao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mobile communications; Mobile content; Mobile services; Mobile services diffusion; Organisational networks; Social network theory; Stakeholder salience

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE CONTENT; MOBILE SERVICES; MOBILE SERVICES DIFFUSION; ORGANISATIONAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY; STAKEHOLDER SALIENCE;

CIRCUIT THEORY; DIFFUSION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 62449313618     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2009.023672     Document Type: Article

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