Loveable networks - A story of affection, attraction and treachery

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-49

  Dobers, Peter ^a,b   Strannegård, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Information technology; Organizational change; Politics; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035584465     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810110367084     Document Type: Article

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