Exploring the relationship between information technology, infrastructure and business process re-engineering

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-163

  Bhatt, Ganesh D ^a  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BPR; Computer networks; Information technology; Infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986065100     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150010324085     Document Type: Article

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