Development of shared understanding between the Chief Information Officer and top management team in U.S. and French organizations: A cross-cultural comparison

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-206

  Preston, David S ^a   Karahanna, Elena ^b   Rowe, Frantz ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Chief information officer (CIO); Cross cultural; Knowledge exchange; Shared understanding; Top management team (TMT)

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO); CROSS-CULTURAL; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; SHARED UNDERSTANDING; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT);

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33646054535     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2006.872244     Document Type: Article

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