Technology, innovation and post-bureaucracy: The case of the British Library

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-92

  Harris, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Communication technologies; Digital libraries; Innovation; Organizational change; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644560657     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810610643703     Document Type: Article

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