Foreword: Special issue on information systems in developing countries

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 317-326

  Walsham, Geoff ^a   Robey, Daniel ^b   Sahay, Sundeep ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 34249339098     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148793     Document Type: Editorial

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