Designing for digital transformation: Lessons for information systems research from the study of ICT and societal challenges

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 267-277

  Majchrzak, Ann ^a   Lynne Markus, M ^b   Wareham, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS CONTEXTS; DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN MIGRATION; ICT USE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY AFFORDANCES;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85013406719     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2016/40     Document Type: Article

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