Learn not to learn - A way of keeping budgets and deadlines in ERP projects?

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-95

  Andersson, Annika ^a   Linderoth, Henrik C J ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ERP projects; Information and communication technology; Knowledge management; Project management

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

TIME-LIMITED TASK EXECUTION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39849094480     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517570701793830     Document Type: Article

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