Implementing packaged enterprise software in multi-site firms: Intensification of organizing and learning

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 584-598

  Van Fenema, Paul C ^a   Koppius, Otto R ^b   Van Baalen, Peter J ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS DEFENCE ACADEMY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global projects; Learning; Multi site firms; Organizing; Packaged software

Indexed keywords

EID: 35649028405     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000708     Document Type: Article

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