Information systems strategies for multinational companies in Arab Gulf countries

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-12

  Abdul Gader, Abdulla H ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL LAW; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGIES;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031078967     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0268-4012(96)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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