An examination of executive information system (EIS) users

Information and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Walstrom, Kent A ^a   Wilson, Rick L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EIS; End user; Executive information systems; Field study; User types

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001981577     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(97)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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