Organizational architecture and success in the information technology industry

Management Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 513-529

  Mendelson, Haim ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033728571     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.46.4.513.12060     Document Type: Article

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