The role of absorptive capaciy in the usage of a complex information system: The case of the enterprise information system

Journal of Universal Computer Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 826-841

  Mayeh, Maral ^a   Ramayah, Thurasamy ^b   Popa, Simona ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity for applying; Absorptive capacity for assimilating; Absorptive capacity for understanding; ERP; Iran; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906888284     PISSN: 0948695X     EISSN: 09486968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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