The linkage between reporting quality and performance in IS projects

Information and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-205

  Thompson, Ronald L ^a   Smith, H Jeff ^b   Iacovou, Charalambos L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication quality; Information systems development; Project management; Project outcomes; Status reporting

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION QUALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT OUTCOMES; STATUS REPORTING;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847078758     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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