Information and Communication Technologies in Small and Medium Scale Tourism Enterprises in Durban, South Africa

Information Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-294

  Migiro, Stephen O ^a   Ocholla, Dennis N ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; KwaZulu Natal; Small and medium enterprises; South Africa; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998044265     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666905060089     Document Type: Article

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