Sharing a vision: Comparing business and is managers' perceptions of strategic alignment issues

Australasian Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-112

  Leonard, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 80054714013     PISSN: 14498618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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