Institutional isomorphism and change: The national programme for IT ĝ€" 10 years on

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-248

  Currie, Wendy L ^a  

^a AUDENCIA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

change; eHealth; healthcare; institutional theory; isomorphism

Indexed keywords

CHANGE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EHEALTH; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH SERVICES; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; INSTITUTIONAL ISOMORPHISM; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; ISOMORPHISM; IT POLICIES; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATIONAL PROGRAMME; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLICY CHANGES; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; SET THEORY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 84866418472     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2012.18     Document Type: Review

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