An investigation of the decision process for selecting an ERP software: the case of ESC

Management Decision

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 206-216

  Verville, Jacques ^a   Halingten, Alannah ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Organizations; Purchasing; Selection; Software use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079074     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740210420156     Document Type: Article

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