Developing competencies in the entrepreneurial small firm for use of the Internet in the management of customer relationships

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 25, Issue , 2001, Pages 126-136

  Mcgowan, Pauric ^a   Durkin, Mark G ^a   Allen, Lynsey ^b   Dougan, Colette ^c   Nixon, Sheena ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Amphion Semiconductor Ltd   (Ireland)

^c Grafton Recruitment   (Ireland)

^d Keith Prowse Travel   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competences; Entrepreneurship; Internet; Relationship marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986016977     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005443     Document Type: Article

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