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Kankaanpää, I., Koskinen, J., Tilus, T., Sivula, H., Lintinen, H., Ahonen, J.J. (2007). IS Evolution Benefit Assessment – Challenges with Economic Investment Criteria. In: Abramowicz, W., Mayr, H.C. (eds) Technologies for Business Information Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5634-6_16

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