Bridging the gap between the IS organization and the rest of the business: Plotting a route

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-270

  Peppard, Joe ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IS capability; IS organization; Longitudinal research; Performance improvement; Relationship management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035644839     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.2001.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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