The relationship between information system planning sophistication and information system success: An empirical assessment

Decision Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-167

  Sabherwal, Rajiv ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information systems planning; Management information systems; Structural equation models; Survey research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033435725     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1999.tb01604.x     Document Type: Article

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