Internet-based ICT adoption: Evidence from Malaysian SMEs

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-244

  Tan, Khong Sin ^a   Chong, Siong Choy ^b   Lin, Binshan ^c   Eze, Uchenna Cyril ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b Putra International College   (Malaysia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Internet; Malaysia; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET BASED; LOW COSTS; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; POLICY MAKERS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

INTERNET;

EID: 67650704864     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570910930118     Document Type: Article

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