Understanding User Resistance and Acceptance during the Implementation of an Order Management System: A Case Study Using the Equity Implementation Model1

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-20

  Joshi, Kailash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Case Study; Equity Implementation Model; Information Systems; Information Systems Implementation; Resistance to Change; User Acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548393449     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2005.10856057     Document Type: Article

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