“Airline Magazine Syndrome”: Reading a myth of mismanagement

Information Technology & People

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-303

  Ramiller, Neil C ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Information systems; Information technology; Innovation; Narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077408     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005833     Document Type: Article

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