A taxonomy of information systems applications: The benefits’ evaluation ladder

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 41-50

  Farbey, B ^a   Land, F F ^b   Targett, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21844491402     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.1995.5     Document Type: Article

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