How organizational culture shapes competitive strategies: A comparative case study of two ecommerce firms in China

PACIS 2008 - 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific Region

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ye, Qiang ^a   Hu, Qing ^b   Li, Yijun ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; E commerce; National culture; Organizational culture; Performance; Strategy

Indexed keywords

CHINA; NATIONAL CULTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY;

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOSSES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84862920094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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