IS/IT investment evaluation and benefits realization issues in Australia

Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-251

  Lin, Chad ^a   Pervan, Graham ^b,c,d   McDermid, Donald ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Council of Professors   (Australia)

^d Department of Information Systems ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS; IS/IT INVESTMENTS;

DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 24944473224     PISSN: 1443458X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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