The practice of IS/IT benefits management in large Australian organizations

Information and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-24

  Lin, Chad ^a   Pervan, Graham ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

IS IT benefits realization; IS IT investment evaluation; IS IT management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

BENEFITS REALIZATION;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041819328     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(03)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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