Technological change at work: The impact of employee involvement on the effectiveness of health information technology

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 863-888

  Litwin, Adam Seth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health records (EHRs); Employee involvment (EI); Health information technology (IT); Information technology (IT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053908594     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391106400502     Document Type: Article

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