The power of patterns and pattern recognition when developing information-based strategy

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-96

  Clemons, Eric K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hyperdifferentiation; newly vulnerable markets; outsourcing risks; platform envelopment strategies; resonance marketing; resource based competitive advantage; strategic information systems; transaction costs of outsourcing

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; MARKETING; OUTSOURCING;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; HYPERDIFFERENTIATION; NEWLY VULNERABLE MARKETS; OUTSOURCING RISKS; PLATFORM ENVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRANSACTION COST;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 77955015955     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222270104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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