Information technology in developing countries: A need for theory buildingFootnote∗

The paper was written at the time when both authors were at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. Support provided by the Judge Institute in the preparation of this manuscript is gratefully acknowledged. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the IFIP Working Group 9.4 conference held in Havana, Cuba in February 1994.

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