Emerging Trends and Challenges in Information Technology Management
2006 Information Resources Management Association International Conference Washington, DC, USA May 21-24, 2006 Mehdi Khosrow-Pour Information Resources Management Association, USA
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Emerging Trends and Challenges in Information Technology Management (ISBN 1-59904-019-0)