Information technology projects by international logistics services providers: The case of Canada's small customs brokers

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-33

  Haughton, Michael A ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision Making Criteria; Firm Behaviour; Services Industry; Technology Choice; Technology Consequences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745752957     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2006.tb00383.x     Document Type: Article

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