A history of internet purchasing: Suggestions for web/based entrepreneurs and SMEs

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-18

  Epps, Alun ^a   Govers, Robert ^b   Go, Frank M ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Internet shopping; Purchasing; Small to medium sized enterprises; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860350653     PISSN: 14715201     EISSN: 1471521x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571010996208     Document Type: Article

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