Exploring organizational expansion modes and their associated communication system requirements: Consolidation and complementation

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-26

  Tarn, J Michael ^a   Wen, H Joseph ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication system requirements; Complementation; Consolidation; Organizational growth and expansion

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARKETING;

INFO-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT); MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036466807     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(01)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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