FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABANDONMENT OF INFORMATION-SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT-PROJECTS

被引:44
作者
EWUSIMENSAH, K [1 ]
PRZASNYSKI, ZH [1 ]
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[1] LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIV,COLL BUSINESS ADM,GRECIAN OFF,LOS ANGELES,CA 90045
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10.1057/jit.1994.19
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TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
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0812 ;
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The study identified several factors as contributing to the abandonment of IS development projects. Organizational-related issues which ranged from senior management involvement to end-user participation in the project development process were the most widespread and dominant of the factors. Organizational issues were also found to influence factors dealing primarily with economic and technological matters in project development.
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