An exploratory field study of differences in information technology use between more- and less-innovative middle managers

Information and Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-108

  Larsen, Tor J ^a   Wetherbe, James C ^b  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

End user computing; Information use; Information technology change; Information technology innovation; Information technology use; Innovativeness; Middle managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002830672     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(99)00006-3     Document Type: Article

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