Sensemaking throughout adoption and the innovation-decision process

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-120

  Seligman, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344459864     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060610640050     Document Type: Article

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