Small businesses and information technology: risk, planning and change

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-245

  Mitev, N N ^a   March, A E ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information technology strategy; Managerial power; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993012849     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006784     Document Type: Article

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