Implementing ERP systems in multinational projects: implications for cultural aspects and the implementation process

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Implementing ERP systems in multinational projects: implications for cultural aspects and the implementation process. / Knöll, Heinz-Dieter; Kühl, Lukas W. H.; Kühl, Roland W. A. et al.
Enterprise resource planning for global economics: Managerial Issues and Challenges. ed. / Carlos Ferran; Ricardo Salim Kuossa. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing, 2008. p. 252-288.

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Knöll, H-D, Kühl, LWH, Kühl, RWA & Moreton, R 2008, Implementing ERP systems in multinational projects: implications for cultural aspects and the implementation process. in C Ferran & R Salim Kuossa (eds), Enterprise resource planning for global economics: Managerial Issues and Challenges. IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, PA, pp. 252-288. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-531-3.ch014

APA

Knöll, H.-D., Kühl, L. W. H., Kühl, R. W. A., & Moreton, R. (2008). Implementing ERP systems in multinational projects: implications for cultural aspects and the implementation process. In C. Ferran, & R. Salim Kuossa (Eds.), Enterprise resource planning for global economics: Managerial Issues and Challenges (pp. 252-288). IGI Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-531-3.ch014

Vancouver

Knöll HD, Kühl LWH, Kühl RWA, Moreton R. Implementing ERP systems in multinational projects: implications for cultural aspects and the implementation process. In Ferran C, Salim Kuossa R, editors, Enterprise resource planning for global economics: Managerial Issues and Challenges. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing. 2008. p. 252-288 doi: 10.4018/978-1-59904-531-3.ch014

Bibtex

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