The initiation and adoption of client-server technology in organizations

Information and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-88

  Chengalur Smith, Indushobha ^a   Duchessi, Peter ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Client server systems; Contextual factors; Initiation and adoption of technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040113600     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(98)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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