An exploration of the inside-out model: E-commerce integration in UK SMEs

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-249

  Daniel, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Small to medium sized enterprises; Systems engineering; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120031     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000310489691     Document Type: Article

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