Dialectics of resilience: A multi-level analysis of a telehealth innovation

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-35

  Cho, Sunyoung ^a   Mathiassen, Lars ^a   Robey, Daniel ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialectics; Resilience; Telehealth innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847756001     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000088     Document Type: Article

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