Fashion waves in information systems research and practice

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 647-662

  Baskerville, Richard L ^a   Myers, Michael D ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adoption; Diffusion; Fashion setting; Information systems fashion; Information systems practice; Innovation; Management fashion; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

ADOPTION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS PRACTICES; IS RESEARCHES; MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; NEO-INSTITUTIONAL THEORIES; RESEARCH AGENDA;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 72049088513     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20650319     Document Type: Review

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