Generative innovation: A comparison of lightweight and heavyweight IT

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 180-193

  Bygstad, Bendik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Digital infrastructures; E health; Generativity; Heavyweight IT; Lightweight IT

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES; E HEALTH; GENERATIVITY; HEAVYWEIGHT IT; LIGHTWEIGHT IT;

EID: 85020065605     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2016.15     Document Type: Article

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