The Osmosis of Ideas: An Analysis of the Integrated Approach to IT Management from a Translation Theory Perspective

Organization

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-76

  Doorewaard, Hans ^a   Van Bijsterveld, Mark ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dutchtone HR Department   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

It management; Management fashion; Organizational change; Translation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042217081     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050840181004     Document Type: Article

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