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Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations

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Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations. / Coombs, Rod; Knights, David; Willmott, Hugh C.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1, 31.01.1992, p. 51-72.

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Coombs, R, Knights, D & Willmott, HC 1992, 'Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations', Organization Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 51-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/017084069201300106

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Coombs, R., Knights, D., & Willmott, H. C. (1992). Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations. Organization Studies, 13(1), 51-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/017084069201300106

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Coombs R, Knights D, Willmott HC. Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations. Organization Studies. 1992 Jan 31;13(1):51-72. doi: 10.1177/017084069201300106

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Coombs, Rod ; Knights, David ; Willmott, Hugh C. / Culture, Control and Competition; Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Information Technology in Organizations. In: Organization Studies. 1992 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 51-72.

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