ERP implementation: A knowledge integration challenge for the project team

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-238

  Newell, Sue ^a   Huang, Jimmy ^b   Tansley, Carole ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67749108594     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.262     Document Type: Article

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