Information systems strategy for small and medium sized enterprises: An organisational perspective

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-84

  Levy, M ^a   Powell, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Information systems strategy; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002639575     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(00)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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