Information systems for multinational enterprises - Some factors at work in their design and implementation

Journal of International Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 163-186

  Lehmann, Hans ^a   Gallupe, Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design of international information systems; Global information systems; Implementation of international information systems; Management of information technology for multinational companies; Multi factor design model for international information systems; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144444128     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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