Narratives of success and failure in systems development

British Journal of Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-14

  Fincham, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036013212     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00219     Document Type: Article

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