Towards a systemic model on information systems' adoption using critical systems thinking

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-209

  Arshad Raza, Syed ^a   Standing, Craig ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Information systems; Systems engineering; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993091179     PISSN: 13287265     EISSN: 17588847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13287261011070821     Document Type: Article

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