Cross-cultural is adoption in multinational corporations: A study of rationality

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-260

  Shoib, Gamila ^a   Nandhakumar, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Decision making; IS adoption; Rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547305111     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.1590100404     Document Type: Article

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