Enhancing IT governance practices: A model and case study of an organization's efforts

International Journal of Accounting Information Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-221

  Bowen, Paul L ^a   Cheung, May Yin Decca ^b   Rohde, Fiona H ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; IT governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548482723     PISSN: 14670895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accinf.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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