Visualization of interfirm relations in a converging mobile ecosystem

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-159

  Basole, Rahul C ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Innovation; Mobile ecosystem; Network analysis; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049158239     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2008.34     Document Type: Article

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