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The Role of IT in Organizational Networks, Individual Networks, and in Bridging These Two Levels

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Smart Organizations and Smart Artifacts

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In this paper, we seek to understand the role of technology at the nexus between the two network levels: as outcome of the decision process at the organizational level and as object of use and performance at the individual level. We aim to capture the role of IT in bridging the individual practices in the context of the larger network system [22]. To do so, we draw on a longitudinal case study of the development and diffusion of a software for the operation and management of nursing homes.

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  1. School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Andrea Carugati

  2. Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Lapo Mola

  3. IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS), Lille, France

    Antonio Giangreco

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  2. Second University of Naples "Tor Vergata", Aversa, Italy

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  3. Second University of Naples, Capua, Italy

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Carugati, A., Mola, L., Giangreco, A. (2014). The Role of IT in Organizational Networks, Individual Networks, and in Bridging These Two Levels. In: Caporarello, L., Di Martino, B., Martinez, M. (eds) Smart Organizations and Smart Artifacts. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07040-7_3

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