The challenges of strategic data planning in practice: An interpretive case study

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-90

  Shanks, Graeme ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data administration; Data architecture; Data management; Strategic data planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006510838     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(96)01053-0     Document Type: Article

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