Managing conflicting issues: A decision-making tool for technology adoption by VSEs

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 830-841

  Harfield, Toby ^a   Driver, Phil ^b   Beukman, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Technology Link Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decision making; Management; New technology; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178157     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006238     Document Type: Article

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