Global comparisons of key issues in is management: Extending initial selection procedure and an empirical study in norway

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 41-60

  Gottschalk, Petter ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

IS management; Key issues; National context; Q sort survey; Theory framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892168469     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.1999.10856265     Document Type: Article

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