Reconciling the IT/business relationship: A troubled marriage in need of guidance

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-65

  Ward, John ^a   Peppard, Joe ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business value; Culture; IT organisation; Relationship management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003164034     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(96)80022-9     Document Type: Article

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