Web service business transformation: Collaborative commerce opportunities in SMEs

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 372-381

  Vidgen, Richard ^a   Francis, Diane ^a   Powell, Philip ^a   Woerndl, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business performance; Information systems; Internet; Service industries; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106166     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390410561008     Document Type: Article

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