Explaining ERP failure in a developing country: A Jordanian case study

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-160

  Hawari, Ala'a ^a   Heeks, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business failures; Developing countries; Information systems; Jordan; Manufacturing resource planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649124918     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410391011019741     Document Type: Article

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