An empirical study of internet-based ICT adoption among Malaysian SMEs

Innovation and Knowledge Management in Business Globalization: Theory and Practice - Proceedings of the 10th International Business Information Management Association Conference

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2008, Pages 292-302

  Tan, Khong Sin ^a   Eze, Uchenna Cyril ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; GROWTH INITIATIVES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENTS; MARKET INFORMATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 77949828752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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