Factors affecting information systems planning effectiveness: Organizational contexts and planning systems dimensions

Information and Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-303

  Wang, Eric T G ^a   Tai, Jeffrey C F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Information systems planning; Organizational context; Planning system dimensions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS);

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037370331     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(02)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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