The distinct effects of information technology and communication technology on firm Organization

Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2859-2885

  Bloom, Nicholas ^a,b,c,d   Garicano, Luis ^a,c   Sadun, Raffaella ^a,b,c,e   Van Reenen, John ^a,b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technology; Delegation; Information technology; Organization; The theory of the firm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROL THEORY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGERS; MANUFACTURE; PLANT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGNS; DELEGATION; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP); EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS; THE THEORY OF THE FIRM;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84918538516     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2014.2013     Document Type: Article

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