ICT capabilities and possibilities in micro-firms: A study of micro-firms in the Åland Islands archipelago

23rd Bled eConference eTrust: Implications for the Individual, Enterprises and Society - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 496-508

  Packalén, Kristian ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adoption; Entrepreneurship; EReadiness; ICT; Micro firms; SME

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; E-READINESS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ICT; MICRO-FIRMS; SME;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84926050023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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