A scientific methodology for MIS case studies

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 33-50

  Lee, Allen S ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Information systems; Organizational impacts; Research design; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249126057     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/248698     Document Type: Article

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