Classifying enterprises on the basis of WWW use: A behavioral approach

Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 332-347

  Papastathopoulou, Paulina ^a   Avlonitis, George J ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Classification; Electronic commerce; Organizations; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350054605     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240910965388     Document Type: Article

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