A framework for assessing IT integration decision-making in mergers and acquisitions

Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2004, Pages 4199-4209

  Mehta, Manjari ^a   Hirschheim, Rudy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST SAVINGS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POST-MERGER PHASES; RESEARCHERS;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 12344282616     PISSN: 10603425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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