Traditional culture or political economy? On the root causes of organizational obstacles of IT in developing countries

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-42

  Korpela, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

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EID: 85024523140     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.1996.9627212     Document Type: Article

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