The keys to executive information system success

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 83-98

  Rainer Jr , R Kelly ^a   Watson, Hugh J ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive information systems; Executive support systems; Information systems success

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549130800     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.1995.11518082     Document Type: Article

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