An exploratory examination of the relationship between flexible IT infrastructure and competitive advantage

Information and Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-52

  Byrd, Terry Anthony ^a   Turner, Douglas E ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information architecture; Information infrastructure; Organizational flexibility; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; CORRELATION METHODS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL;

ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035501769     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(01)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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