Influence of inter-organisational integration on business performance: The mediating role of organisational-level supply chain functions

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-467

  Rajaguru, Rajesh ^a   Matanda, Margaret Jekanyika ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Business performance; Information systems; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349452219     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390910975059     Document Type: Article

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