Improving software organizations: Agility challenges and implications

Information Technology and People

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-382

  Börjesson, Anna ^a   Mathiassen, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer software; Quality management; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844496086     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840510633329     Document Type: Article

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