The development and exercise of power by leaders of support units in implementing information technology-based services

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-158

  Cendon, B V ^a   Jarvenpaa, S L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Information systems; Power; Support units

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035358575     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(01)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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