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This chapter introduces the mobile era, explains the concept of digital enterprise and its major applications, discusses key mobile technologies, examines some key issues and success factors of mobile enterprise, and points out some emerging trends and future directions of mobile enterprise.
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Xu, J. (2014). Mobile Enterprise. In: Managing Digital Enterprise. Atlantis Press, Paris. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-094-2_10
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