IT and organizational change: An institutionalist perspective

Information Technology & People

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 234-262

  Avgerou, Chrisanthi ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Innovation; Institutional analysis; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135979     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840010359464     Document Type: Article

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