Innovative usage of information technology in Singapore Organizations: Do CIO characteristics make a difference?

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-190

  Li, Yan ^a   Tan, Chuan Hoo ^a   Teo, Hock Hai ^a   Tan, Bernard C Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chief information officer (CIO); Information technology (IT); Personality traits

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; OUTSOURCING; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO); INNOVATIVE USAGE; PERSONALITY TRAITS; SINGAPORE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33646022237     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2006.872250     Document Type: Article

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