Synergy and its limits in managing information technology professionals

Information Systems Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1175-1194

  Ferratt, Thomas W ^a   Prasad, Jayesh ^a   Enns, Harvey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Configurations; Human resource practices; Information technology professionals; Management of IT resources; Staffing; Strategic human resource management; Synergy

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CONFIGURATIONS; HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS; IT RESOURCES; STAFFING; STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTS; SYNERGY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84871531927     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1110.0413     Document Type: Article

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