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Creating competitive weapons from information systems.

C Wiseman·I C MacMillan
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As the pace of competition intensifies in the 1980s, information systems will emerge as critical new weapons in the battle to gain an advantage over competitors. The authors show how a business can use modern information technologies to create a competitive edge by adding value to present products and services.

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C Wiseman, I C MacMillan. 1984. Creating competitive weapons from information systems.. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb039057

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