African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Enterprise architecture maturity stages: A cluster analysis in Brazilian small businesses

Carlos Otavio Senff*
  • Carlos Otavio Senff*
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Parana - PUCPR, Brazil.
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Gustavo Dambiski Gomes De Carvalho
  • Gustavo Dambiski Gomes De Carvalho
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Parana - PUCPR, Brazil.
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Claudimar Pereira Da Veiga
  • Claudimar Pereira Da Veiga
  • Rua Imaculada Conceicao, 1155Bloco Academico - Sala 103B - Prado Velho - Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
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Luiz Carlos Duclos
  • Luiz Carlos Duclos
  • Rua Imaculada Conceicao, 1155Bloco Academico - Sala 103B - Prado Velho - Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
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Admir Pancote
  • Admir Pancote
  • Rua Imaculada Conceicao, 1155Bloco Academico - Sala 103B - Prado Velho - Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 21 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 June 2015
  •  Published: 28 June 2015

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