Impact of sociological and organizational factors on Information Technology adoption: An analysis of selected Pakistani companies

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-320

  Shaukat, Muhammad ^a   Zafar, Junaid ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Information technology; Organizational factors; Sociological factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949742221     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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