More than a failure? The computerized reservation systems at French Railways

Information Technology & People

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 8-19

  Mitev, Nathalie N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deregulation; France; Politics; Rail transport; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347893635     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849610153403     Document Type: Article

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