Global E-Commerce: Rationale, Digital Divide, and Strategies to Bridge the Divide
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Global Information Technology Management
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1097-198X,2333-6846
DOI: 10.1080/1097198x.2002.10856319