Assessing the pattern between economic and digital development of countries

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 835-854

  Cruz Jesus, Frederico ^a   Oliveira, Tiago ^a   Bacao, Fernando ^a   Irani, Zahir ^b  

^a NOVA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NOVA IMS   (Portugal)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Diffusion; Digital divide; E inclusion; Information society; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION;

DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DIGITAL DIVIDE; E INCLUSIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; INFORMATION SOCIETY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 85025085395     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: 15729419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-016-9634-1     Document Type: Article

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