New information systems leaders: A changing role in a changing world

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 469-489

  Applegate, Lynda M ^a   Elam, Joyce J ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CIO; IS and business alignment; IS leadership; IS managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001633808     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/249732     Document Type: Article

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