Information flow structure in large-scale product development organizational networks

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 244-253

  Braha, Dan ^a,b   Bar Yam, Yaneer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND COMPLEX SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex engineering systems; Information systems; Large scale design; Product development; Social network analysis; Socio technical systems

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LARGE-SCALE DESIGN; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 11044234760     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000030     Document Type: Article

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