The Structural Context of Executive Information Systems Adoption

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 28-38

  Bajwa, Deepinder S ^a   Rai, Arun ^b   Ramaprasad, Arkalgud ^c  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85001543996     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.1998070103     Document Type: Article

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