Business technology organization: Managing digital information technology for value creation - The SIGMA approach

Business Technology Organization: Managing Digital Information Technology for Value Creation - The SIGMA Approach

Volumn 9783642326981, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-173

  Morabito, Vincenzo ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MANAGERS; STUDENTS;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; BUSINESS STRATEGY; BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; GRADUATE STUDENTS; IT APPLICATIONS; IT BUSINESS VALUES; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84929046101     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32698-1     Document Type: Book

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