Aligning erp systems with international strategies

Information Systems Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-17

  Madapusi, Arun ^a   D’Souza, Derrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENTS; MANAGERS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES; SYSTEM CAPABILITIES;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 10244229096     PISSN: 10580530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1201/1078/44912.22.1.20051201/85734.2     Document Type: Article

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