Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations

Organization Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 51-72

  Coombs, Rod ^a   Knights, David ^a   Willmott, Hugh C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84970262340     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069201300106     Document Type: Article

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