Avatar theory

Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 75-81

  Teng, Ching I ^a   Lo, Shao Kang ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84866019717     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-611-7.ch008     Document Type: Chapter

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