The Importance of Organizational Culture Fit: A Technology Implementation Success Story

Failure and Lessons Learned in Information Technology Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-257

  Gallivan, Michael J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation; Information systems strategy; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842663079     PISSN: 1088128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108812897792232542     Document Type: Article

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