SMEs and e-business

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-289

  Taylor, Michael ^a   Murphy, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993047588     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000410551546     Document Type: Article

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