Key issues in information systems management: An international perspective

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 91-115

  Watson, Richard T ^a,b   Kelly, Gigi G ^a,c,d,e   Galliers, Robert D ^f,g,h   Brancheau, James C ^b,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c The College of William and Mary

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^g Information Systems Research Unit

^h CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Information systems management; International computing; Key issues in information systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031288392     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.1997.11518144     Document Type: Review

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