Information systems management issues in Central America: A multinational and comparative study

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-202

  Mata, Francisco J ^a   Fuerst, William L ^b  

^a Earth Council   (Costa Rica)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Guatemala; Information systems management; International IS management issues; Strategic IS issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041628993     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(97)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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