Flexible generification: ICT standardization strategies and service innovation in health care

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 645-663

  Hanseth, Ole ^a   Bygstad, Bendik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

health care; Information infrastructure; service innovation; standardization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

HEALTHCARE SECTORS; ICT-ENABLED SERVICES; INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES; INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; SERVICE INNOVATION; SUPPORT SERVICES; TURBULENT PROCESS;

STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84948425408     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2015.1     Document Type: Article

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