IT project uncertainty, planning and success:An empirical investigation from Kuwait

Information Technology & People

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 210-226

  Aladwani, Adel M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Information technology; Kuwait; Project planning; Success; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145141     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840210444755     Document Type: Article

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