Identifying software project risks in nigeria: An International Comparative Study

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 182-194

  Mursu, Anja ^a   Lyytinen, Kalle ^b   Soriyan, H ^c   Korpela, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Information system development; Risk factors; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442303731     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000462     Document Type: Article

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