A discipline for a stage? A Shakespearean reflection on the research plot and performance of the Information Systems field

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 330-335

  Galliers, Robert D ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation patters; European and North American Information Systems research traditions; Impact factors; Research quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349097052     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2008.30     Document Type: Note

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