Organizational context, social interpretation, and the implementation and consequences of geographic information systems

Accounting, Management and Information Technologies

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-282

  Sahay, Sundeep ^a   Robey, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878171419     PISSN: 09598022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8022(96)90016-8     Document Type: Article

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