Think before you act: Organizing structures of action in technology-induced change

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 511-528

  Yeo, Roland K ^a,b   Marquardt, Michael ^c  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; E government implementation; Human agency; Organizational change; Technology use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937943852     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JOCM-12-2013-0247     Document Type: Article

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