Complementarities in organizational design and the diffusion of information technologies: An empirical analysis

Research Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-386

  Bocquet, Rachel ^a   Brossard, Olivier ^b   Sabatier, Mareva ^a  

^a Université de Savoie Mont Blanc   (France)

^b École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole   (France)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Organizational practices; Supermodularity; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DATA ACQUISITION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COMPLEMENTARITY; ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES; SUPERMODULARITY; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33947302908     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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