The ASP phenomenon: An example of solution innovation that liberates organization from technology or captures it?

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-127

  Kakabadse, Nada K ^a   Kakabadse, Andrew ^b   Ahmed, Pervaiz K ^c   Kouzmin, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information modelling; Information systems; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037624     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060410534410     Document Type: Article

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