The examination of a business model framework within the e-learning industry

Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 239-250

  Nagle, Tadhg ^a   Golden, William ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Business model framework; E Learning industry; Field study

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; FIELD STUDIES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES;

E-LEARNING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84869425583     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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