How the Internal Environment Impacts Information Systems Project Success: An Investigation of Exploitative and Explorative FirmsFootnote

1. The author expresses thanks to Dr. Jeretta Horn Nord and two anonymous reviewers whose comments and suggestions have strengthened the quality of this paper. The author is also grateful to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg for funding this study.

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