The potentialities of focus groups in e-business research: Theory validation

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2003, Pages 207-226

  Lichtenstein, Sharman ^a   Swatman, Paula M C ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Koblenz Landau ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; EBUSINESS; EMPIRICAL METHOD; FOCUS GROUP METHOD; FOCUS GROUPS; RESEARCH DESIGNS;

GROUP THEORY;

EID: 84904317270     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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