International Business Management

Year: 2021
Volume: 15
Issue: 9
Page No. 373 - 419

Challenges Faced with Creating an Enabling Environment for Digital Transformation at the Enterprise Level-Case Study: ABC Logistics, Sri Lanka

Authors : Keya Saha and Prasanna Liyanage

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