Adoption and use of technology in small business environments

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 1456-1472

  Alonso Almeida, Maria del Mar ^a   Llach, Josep ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

competitiveness; human resources; information and communication technologies; organizational performance; service industries; tourism

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COMPETITIVENESS; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SERVICE SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TOURISM;

EID: 84890343758     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.634904     Document Type: Article

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