A taxonomy of intranet implementation strategies: To make or to buy?

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 39-62

  Karlsbjerg, Jan ^a   Damsgaard, Jan ^b   Scheepers, Rens ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Implementation models; Information infrastructure; Interpretive case studies; Intranet; Intranet development; Intranet in a box; Intranet sourcing; Open standards; Proprietary intranet technology; Software sourcing

Indexed keywords

INTRANETS; OPEN SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; STANDARDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS; INTRANET IN-A-BOX PACKAGE; INTRANET SOURCING; INTRANET TAXONOMY; PACKAGED INTRANET PRODUCTS; PROPRIETARY INTRANET TECHNOLOGY; SOFTWARE SOURCING;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042976323     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2003070103     Document Type: Article

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