UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY-STRUCTURE RELATIONSHIPS: THEORY DEVELOPMENT AND META-ANALYTIC THEORY TESTING.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 June 1991
Calum Miller, William H. Glick, Yau-de Wang, George W. Huber
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Theoretical models concerning technology-structure relationships typically are limited to one technology variable, one structure variable, and one contingency variable. This study draws on three de...
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