The effects of information systems integration and organizational culture on a firm's effectiveness

Information and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-90

  Weber, Yaakov ^a   Pliskin, Nava ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conversion effectiveness; Information systems (IS) integration; Information technology (IT) intensity; Mergers and acquisitions; Organizational culture; Performance and effectiveness of the merger; Productivity paradox

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OFFICE AUTOMATION; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030147882     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-7206(95)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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