Impact of information technology capital on firm scope and performance: The role of asset characteristics

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1125-1147

  Ray, Gautam ^a   Xue, Ling ^b   Barney, Jay B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 84884991457     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0874     Document Type: Article

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