When internet companies morph: Understanding organizational strategy changes in the 'New' New Economy

First Monday

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2002, Pages

  Kauffman, Robert J ^a,b,c   Miller, Tim ^d   Wang, Bin ^b  

^a MIS Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Webmergerscom ^*

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EID: 50249115973     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v7i7.972     Document Type: Article

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