Embedded coordination in a business network

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-269

  Van Liere, Diederik W ^a   Hagdorn, Lorike ^a   Hoogeweegen, Martijn R ^a   Vervest, Peter H M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business networks; Case study; Embedded coordination; Insurance industry; Modularity; Standards

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FINANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEROPERABILITY; SEMANTICS; STANDARDIZATION; XML;

BUSINESS NETWORKS; CASE STUDY; EMBEDDED COORDINATION; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MODULARITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 11044238149     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000026     Document Type: Article

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