Factors influencing GIS project implementation failure in the UK retailing industry

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-82

  Birks, David F ^a   Nasirin, Syed ^b   Zailani, S H M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Case study research; GIS implementation; Implementation failure; IS implementation; Project failure

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

RETAILING INDUSTRY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037291791     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(02)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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