Cloud computing adoption and its implications for CIO strategic focus - An empirical analysis

International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 2170-2188

  Malladi, Suresh ^a   Krishnan, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention based view; Chief Information Officer (CIO); Cloud computing; Complementarities; IT enabled innovation; Strategic focus

Indexed keywords

ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; ATTENTION-BASED VIEWS; CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES; COMPLEMENTARITIES; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES;

CLOUD COMPUTING; PERSONNEL;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84886450092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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