Digital platforms as sources for organizational and strategic transformation: A case study of the midblue project

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 71-84

  Resca, Andrea ^a   Za, Stefano ^a   Spagnoletti, Paolo ^a  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dematerialization process; Digital product; Ecogenesis; Infrastructure; Platform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883275715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07181876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-18762013000200006     Document Type: Article

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