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Potential pitfalls in packaged software adoption

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Numerous organizational considerations influence packaged software purchasing.

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              cover image Communications of the ACM
              Communications of the ACM  Volume 48, Issue 5
              Adaptive complex enterprises
              May 2005
              108 pages
              ISSN:0001-0782
              EISSN:1557-7317
              DOI:10.1145/1060710
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