Technological switchbacks: The transition to Western information systems in privatised firms of the former East Germany

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-132

  Marble, Robert P ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IS implementation; IS technology transfer; Technological discontinuities; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142662046     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000489     Document Type: Article

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