Coping with rapid information technology change in different national cultures

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 560-573

  Fang, Xiang ^a   Benamati, John Skip ^a   Lederer, Albert L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping mechanisms for rapid information technology change; national culture; rapid information technology change

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYSIS OF DATA; COPING MECHANISMS; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; IT ORGANIZATIONS; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; NATIONAL CULTURES; RAPID INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHANGE;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 79961143934     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2011.20     Document Type: Article

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