The ambiguous relationship of ICT and organizational performance: A literature review

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-321

  Jean, Ruey Jer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Multinational companies; Organizational performance; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348939698     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040710832568     Document Type: Article

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