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How might the absence of an organization’s strategic plan for the information system affect the conduct of a preliminary survey? Hint: Discuss the potential difficulties of making preliminary survey decisions in the absence of each of the strategic plan components.

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Accounting Information Systems

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Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337552127
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Accounting Information Systems

11th Edition
Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337552127

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