Chargeback systems in client/server environments

Information and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Drury, Donald H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chargeback systems; Client server; Information management; IT cost management; IT management; MIS cost control

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CHARGEBACK SYSTEMS; CLIENT SERVER; COST CONTROL; INFORMATION COSTS; INVESTMENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031118857     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(97)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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