An inhibiting context hampering role of information technology as an enabler in organizational learning

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 34-40

  Al Tameem, Abdullah Abdulaziz ^a  

^a AL IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IMSIU   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Information sharing barriers; Organizational culture; Organizational design and management style; Organizational learning and IT IS; Resources organizational growth

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SHARING BARRIERS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT STYLE; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND IT/IS; RESOURCES & ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ERROR DETECTION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 4043067142     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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