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    Factors affecting the success of business-to-business international Internet marketing (B-to-B IIM): an empirical study of UK companies

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    Authors
    Eid, Riyad
    Trueman, Myfanwy
    Issue Date
    2004
    
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    Business-to-business international Internet marketing is one of the key drivers in sustaining an organisation’s competitive advantage. The challenge for organisations today is to understand the factors that play a critical role in utilising Internet capabilities and their implications on business strategic objectives to enable them to compete successfully in the electronic age. Proposes 33 critical factors classified into five categories and validated empirically through a sample of 123 UK companies. Discusses the significance, importance and implications for each category and makes recommendations.
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    Industrial Management & Data Systems, 104(1): 16-30
    Publisher
    Emerald
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/15827
    DOI
    10.1108/02635570410514061
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    http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/0291040102.html
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    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0263-5577
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1108/02635570410514061
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