The effect of national differences on multinational ERP implementation: An exploratory study

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 641-657

  Sheu, Chwen ^a   Yen, Hsiuju Rebecca ^c   Krumwiede, Dennis W ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 18844387181     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478336032000053807     Document Type: Conference Paper

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