Innovation translation as a research approach to theorising information systems implementation

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-76

  Tatnall, Arthur ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; ANT; Information systems; Innovation; Sociotechnical research

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; NETWORK THEORY (GRAPHS); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATION; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; INNOVATION THEORY; RESEARCH APPROACH; SOCIOTECHNICAL; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 58149510475     PISSN: 14709503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNVO.2009.022484     Document Type: Article

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