Mediation and time-lag analyses of e-alignment and e-collaboration capabilities

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1113-1131

  Chi, Maomao ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   George, Joey F ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E alignment; E collaboration capabilities; Mediators; Time lag

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; MANAGERS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

CHINESE CORPORATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; E- BUSINESS STRATEGIES; E-COLLABORATION; MEDIATORS; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; TIME LAG;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

EID: 84933567796     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-01-2015-0016     Document Type: Article

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