Erp implementation: A cross-cultural perspective

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 5-26

  Romm, Celia ^a   Rippa, Pierluigi ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Decision making; ERP; Higher education; Italy; Qualitative research; System implementation; Universities; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053112358     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2011.10856541     Document Type: Article

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