Fiery spirits and supporting programs of action: keys to exploration and exploitation of open technologies

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 319-332

  Linderoth, Henrik C J ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

actor network theory; implementation; medical informatics; strategic management; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247190127     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: 17415144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhtm.2002.001146     Document Type: Article

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