Information systems planning: A model and empirical tests

Management Science

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1043-1064

  Hann, Jim ^a   Weber, Ron ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agency Theory; Contingency Models of Planning; Information Systems Planning; Transaction costs Economics

Indexed keywords

AGENCY THEORY; EMPIRICAL TESTS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER; INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLANNING; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MODELS; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030193003     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.42.7.1043     Document Type: Article

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