Clockspeed and Informational Response: Evidence from the Information Technology Industry.

Author List: Mendelson, Haim; Pillai, Ravindran R.;
Information Systems Research, 1998, Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 415-433.
This paper presents evidence on ways in which firms in the IT industry respond to in creased business dynamics. We show that the use of internal and external communication technologies and the adoption of informational "focus" strategies increase with the "clockspeed," or dynamics, of the business environment. Our results support the information processing view of the firm.
Keywords: Information Technology Industry;Clockspeed;Dynamics;Information Processing;Communications;Focus;Information Overload
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