Control devolution as information infrastructure design strategy: A case study of a content service platform for mobile phones in Norway

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-194

  Nielsen, Petter ^a   Aanestad, Margunn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Content services; Control; Control devolution; Information infrastructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748320887     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000064     Document Type: Article

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