Toward the design of robust information systems

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1988, Pages

  El Sawy, Omar A ^a   Nanus, Burt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Futures research; Information requirements analysis; Information systems design methodology; Information systems evolution; Information systems maintenance; Information systems strategic planning; Robust information systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449879440     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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