Mindfulness routines for innovating with information technology

Journal of Decision Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-26

  Ramiller, Neil C ^a   Swanson, E Burton ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

IT innovation; Mess; Mindfulness routines; Organizational history; Organizational mindfulness

Indexed keywords

DUAL ROLE; FORMAL STRUCTURES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; IT INNOVATION; MESS; MINDFULNESS ROUTINES; ORGANIZATIONAL MINDFULNESS; POTENTIAL SOURCES;

EID: 79952047335     PISSN: 12460125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/jds.18.13-26     Document Type: Article

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