How political processes shaped the IT adopted by a small make-to-order company: A case study in the insulated wire and cable industry

Information and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 243-257

  McGovern, Tom ^a   Hicks, Christian ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cable industry; Information technology; Make to order; Political processes; SMEs; Teaching Company Programme

Indexed keywords

CABLES; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TEACHING; WIRE;

CABLE INDUSTRY; MAKE-TO-ORDER; POLITICAL PROCESSES; SMES; TEACHING COMPANY PROGRAMMES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 4544378445     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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