Groupware uses and influence on performance in SMEs

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 87-96

  Meroño Cerdán, Angel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Groupware; Perceived benefits; Performance; SME; TOE framework

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; GROUPWARE ADOPTION; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; PERFORMANCE; SME; TOE FRAMEWORK;

INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

GROUPWARE;

EID: 51049101854     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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