Insights into the nature of technology diffusion and implementation: The perspective of sociotechnical alignment

Technovation

Volumn 17, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 601-626

  Molina, Alfonso H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COMPANY DESIGN PROCESS; CONSTITUENCY BUILDING; SOCIOTECHNICAL ALIGNMENT; TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031268607     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(97)00076-X     Document Type: Article

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