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Chapter | The Corporation of the 1990s: Information Technology and Organizational Transformation | 1991

Information Technology and Strategic Advantage

by Julio J. Rotemberg and Garth Saloner

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Keywords: Information Technology; Competitive Advantage; Strategy; Information Technology Industry;

Format: Print

Citation:

Rotemberg, Julio J., and Garth Saloner. "Information Technology and Strategic Advantage." In The Corporation of the 1990s: Information Technology and Organizational Transformation, edited by Michael Scott Morton. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

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