IT and the video game industry: Tensions and mutual shaping

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 234-244

  Allen, Jonathan P ^a,c,d,e   Kim, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e German International Graduate School of Management of Administration   (Germany)

Author keywords

Industry tensions; PC industry; Technological frames; Video game industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444465505     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000048     Document Type: Article

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