Unpacking the systems development process: An empirical application of the CSF concept in a research context

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 351-371

  Butler, T ^a   Fitzgerald, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical Success Factors; Hermeneutics; Information systems development; Interpretive case study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000463789     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(00)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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