Investigating corporate intranet effectiveness: A conceptual framework

Information Management & Computer Security

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-183

  Noorman Masrek, Mohamad ^a   Shahriza Abdul Karim, N ^b   Hussein, Ramlah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Intranets; Organizational effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WEB SERVICES;

INTRANET SERVICE QUALITY; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS;

INTRANETS;

EID: 34250338108     PISSN: 09685227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09685220710759522     Document Type: Article

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