Managing federal information technology: Conflicting policies and competing philosophies

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-33

  Beachboard, John C ^a   McClure, Charles R ^a  

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EID: 0030525238     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-624X(96)90004-0     Document Type: Article

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