Evaluating Adoption of Emerging IT for Corporate IT Strategy: Developing a Model Using a Qualitative Method

Information Systems Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-249

  Cegielski, Casey G ^a   Bourrie, David M ^a   Hazen, Benjamin T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi method; diffusion of innovation; emerging information technology; information technology strategy

Indexed keywords

CORPORATES; DELPHI METHOD; DELPHI STUDY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY; IT STRATEGIES; QUALITATIVE METHOD; TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION MODEL;

EID: 84881014564     PISSN: 10580530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2013.794632     Document Type: Article

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