The Impact of E-collaboration Tools on Firms' Performance

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-110

  Cassivi, Luc ^a   Lefebvre, Élisabeth ^b   Lefebvre, Louis A ^b   Majorique Léger, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Organizational performance; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992993105     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574090410700257     Document Type: Article

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