Theorization and translation in information technology institutionalization: Evidence from Danish home care

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 165-186

  Nielsen, Jeppe Agger ^a   Mathiassen, Lars ^b   Newell, Sue ^c,d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional theory; IT institutionalization; Mobile IT; Theorization; Translation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LINGUISTICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; IT INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERIAL OBJECTS; MOBILE IT; ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING; THEORIZATION;

TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

EID: 84927136869     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2014/38.1.08     Document Type: Article

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