Antecedents and consequences of e-business adoption for European retailers

Internet Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 532-550

  Bordonaba Juste, Victoria ^a   Lucia Palacios, Laura ^a   Polo Redondo, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross country analysis; E business use; Electronic commerce; Europe; European retailers; Organizational implications; Retail management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867752361     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662241211271536     Document Type: Article

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