Peer-to-peer online communities for people with chronic diseases: A conceptual framework

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-55

  Stockdale, Rosemary ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Small to medium sized enterprises; South Africa; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993030001     PISSN: 13287265     EISSN: 17588847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13287260810876885     Document Type: Article

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