SMEs: Aligning IS and the strategic context

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 133-144

  Levy, Margi ^a   Powell, Philip ^b   Yetton, Philip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0035539315     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02683960110063672     Document Type: Article

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