A Taxonomy of Antecedents of Information Systems Success: Variable Analysis Studies

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-246

  Larsen, Kai R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antecedents of success; Information systems implementation; Quantitative research; Taxonomies

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; TAXONOMIES;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0242573536     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2003.11045768     Document Type: Review

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