Business process digitization, strategy, and the impact of firm age and size: The case of the magazine publishing industry

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 789-814

  BarNir, Anat ^a   Gallaugher, John M ^b   Auger, Pat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0042513751     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(03)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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