Alignment of virtual enterprise, information technology, and performance: An empirical study

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1127-1149

  Cao, Qing ^a   Hoffman, James J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hierarchical regression; information technology; virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LEVELS; GENERAL MANAGER; HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (IT); INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT; MODERATING EFFECT; OPERATIONS MANAGERS; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE;

ALIGNMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

MANAGERS;

EID: 78650181505     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903555478     Document Type: Article

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