Information systems management: Role of planning, alignment and leadership

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-404

  Booth, M E ^a   Philip, G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 31844448404     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290512331335582     Document Type: Article

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