Information systems and culture: Applying ‘stages of growth’ concepts to development administration

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-100

  Galliers, Robert D ^a   Madon, Shirin ^b   Rashid, Rizwan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84993005067     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.1998.9525296     Document Type: Article

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