A knowledge-focused perspective on the diffusion and adoption of complex information technologies: The BPR example

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-259

  Newell, S ^a   Swan, J A ^b   Galliers, R D ^c,d  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Fashion setting; Information technology; Innovation diffusion; Knowledge integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034372184     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.2000.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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