Making ideas work: obstacles for successful translation of the integrated approach of IT management

Failure and Lessons Learned in Information Technology Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 45-57

  Doorewaard, Hans ^a   Van Bijsterveld, Mark ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT FASHION; TECHNOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL REDESIGN; TRANSLATION THEORY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033297065     PISSN: 1088128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108812899791784567     Document Type: Article

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