Can intuitive and analytical decision styles explain managers' evaluation of information technology?

Management Decision

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1326-1341

  Selart, Marcus ^a   Johansen, Svein Tvedt ^a   Holmesland, Tore ^a   Grønhaug, Kjell ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Decision making; Managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949102452     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740810911975     Document Type: Article

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