Conflicting perceptions of success in an information systems project

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Fowler, A ^a   Walsh, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflicting perceptions; Management information system; Political factors

Indexed keywords

OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CONFLICTING PERCEPTIONS; POLITICAL FACTORS;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033078423     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(97)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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