Information and communication technology in the stockbroking industry: An evolutionary approach to the diffusion of innovation

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 756-765

  Gharavi, Hosein ^a   Love, Peter E D ^a   Cheng, Eddie W L ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Innovation; Organizational change; Stock markets

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES; STOCK MARKET;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 10444220944     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570410567748     Document Type: Review

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