Orchestrating Smart Business Network dynamics for innovation

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-493

  Busquets, Javier ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business Network Operating Systems; innovation; power; Smart Network Dynamics

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

BUSINESS NETWORKS; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; DIGITAL PLATFORMS; DYNAMIC CAPACITY; NETWORK BOUNDARIES; POWER; SMART NETWORK;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955593419     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2010.19     Document Type: Article

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