An empirical investigation of the contribution of IS to manufacturing productivity

Information and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Gupta, Uma G ^a   Capen, Margaret ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Productivity; Small manufacturing firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007406903     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(96)01081-6     Document Type: Article

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