Financial appraisal and the ISGIT investment decision making process

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-14

  Ballantine, Joan ^a   Stray, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032341565     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026839698344927     Document Type: Article

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