Electronic Health Records Assimilation and Physician Identity Evolution: An Identity Theory Perspective

Abhay Nath Mishra
Abhay Nath Mishra
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Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Catherine Anderson
Catherine Anderson
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School for Continuing and Professional Studies, University of Virginia, Falls Church, Virginia 22043
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Corey M. Angst
Corey M. Angst
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Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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Ritu Agarwal
Ritu Agarwal
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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Abhay Nath Mishra

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Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303

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Catherine Anderson

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School for Continuing and Professional Studies, University of Virginia, Falls Church, Virginia 22043

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Corey M. Angst

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Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556

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Ritu Agarwal

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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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Published Online:18 Apr 2012https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.1110.0407

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