The ability of information systems development project teams to respond to business and technology changes: A study of flexibility measures

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-92

  Lee, Gwanhoo ^a   Xia, Weidong ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business changes; Confirmatory factor analysis; Flexibility; Information systems development projects; Measurement development; Technology changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444378467     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000523     Document Type: Article

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