Chasing the hottest it: Effects of information technology fashion on organizations

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-85

  Wang, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate reputation; Diffusion; Discourse; Executive compensation; Information technology fashion; Innovation; Legitimacy; Management fashion; Performance

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CORPORATE REPUTATIONS; DISCOURSE; EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FASHIONS; LEGITIMACY; PERFORMANCE;

BUDGET CONTROL;

EID: 77649171480     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20721415     Document Type: Conference Paper

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