Capturing bottom-up information technology use processes: A complex adaptive systems model

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 505-532

  Nan, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Bottom up IT use; Collective level IT use; Complex adaptive systems; Individual level IT use

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; BOTTOM UP; COLLECTIVE-LEVEL IT USE; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 80051778081     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/23044054     Document Type: Review

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