Revisiting the content, context and process of IS evaluation

Evaluating Information Systems: Public and Private Sector

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 35-48

  Stockdale, R ^a   Standing, C ^b   Love, Peter E D ^c   Irani, Zahir ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906135282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080570105     Document Type: Chapter

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