The creation of 'best practice' software: Myth, reality and ethics

Information and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-275

  Wagner, Erica L ^a   Scott, Susan V ^b   Galliers, Robert D ^c  

^a 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Best practice' software; ERP systems; Ethics; Higher education administration; Interpretive case study research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746575145     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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