Knowledge Boundaries and Spanning Practices in Configuring Packaged Systems

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-66

 

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Author keywords

Boundary Spanner; Boundary Spanning; Collaboration; Configurable Technology; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); Knowledge; User Consultant Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975473581     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2013.10845716     Document Type: Article

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