Some correlates of is project teams’ internal interaction and outcome in a developing country

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 23-39

  Aladwani, Adel M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Developing Countries; Internal Interaction; IS Project Teams; Kuwait; Project Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023847500     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.1999.10856251     Document Type: Article

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