Exploring the role of information technology in organizational downsizing: A tale of two American cities

Organization Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-208

  Pinsonneault, Alain ^a   Kraemer, Kenneth L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Change Strategy; City Governments; Convergent Change; Environmental Context; Information Technology; Middle Management; Organization Downsizing; Organizational Slack; Strategic Reorientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036012127     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.13.2.191.537     Document Type: Article

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