Clumsy information systems: A critical review of enterprise systems

Agile Information Systems: Conceptualization, Construction, and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 163-177

  Newell, Sue ^a,b   Wagner, Erica L ^c   David, Gary ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

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EID: 84905076391     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080463681     Document Type: Chapter

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