Diffusion - Or delusion? Challenging an IS research tradition

Information Technology and People

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-404

  McMaster, Tom ^a   Wastell, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Information systems; Innovation; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844524909     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840510633851     Document Type: Article

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