Information and communication technologies diffusion in industrial districts: An interpretive approach

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 138, Issue , 2004, Pages 19-38

  Muzzi, Caterina ^a   Kautz, Karlheinz ^b  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Industrial district; Information and communication technologies (icts) diffusion; Interpretive approach

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERPRETIVE APPROACHES; LOCAL INSTITUTIONS; NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES; PROCESS FRAMEWORK; TECHNICAL EXPERTISE;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84902492237     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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