Changing forms of organizing: Dualities in using remote collaboration technologies in film production

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 190-212

  Palmer, Ian ^a   Dunford, Richard ^b   Rura Polley, Thekla ^a   Baker, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Film industry; Organizational processes; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134508     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810110388081     Document Type: Article

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