ERP and Competitive Advantage in Developing Countries: The Case of an Asian Company

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-19

  Molla, Alemayehu ^a   Bhalla, Arjun ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 49049103069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2006.tb00156.x     Document Type: Article

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