The Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer dyad in the public sector: How an effective relationship impacts individual effectiveness and strategic alignment

Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 261-281

  Schobel, Kurt ^a   Denford, James S ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFO; CIO; Government; IT governance; Not for profit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879761910     PISSN: 08887985     EISSN: 15587959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/isys-50321     Document Type: Article

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