Learning routines and disruptive technological change: Hyper-learning in seven software development organizations during internet adoption

Information Technology and People

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-192

  Lyytinen, Kalle ^a   Rose, Gregory ^b   Yoo, Youngjin ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Internet; Knowledge management; Learning organizations; Software engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952941530     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593841011052156     Document Type: Article

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