The effects of national culture on ERP implementation: A study of Colombia and Switzerland

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-325

  Murcia, M A Palomino ^a   Whitley, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colombia; ERP; Implementation; National culture; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006894912     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517570701504294     Document Type: Article

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