Diffusion theory and practice:Disseminating quality management and software process improvement innovations

Information Technology & People

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-26

  Kautz, Karlheinz ^a   Åby Larsen, Even ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b Norwegian Governmental Computing Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Computer software; Diffusion; Improvement; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010695726     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840010312726     Document Type: Article

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