Innovation through Information Technology (IT) enabled Business Process Management (BPM): A review of key issues

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-415

  Al Mashari, Majed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Business process management; Business process reengineering; Change management; Communication; Implementation; Project managemant; Totally quality management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33744990363     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijil.2006.009564     Document Type: Review

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