The riddle of things: Activity theory and actor-network theory as approaches to studying innovations

Mind, Culture, and Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 170-195

  Miettinen, Reijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 0001511999     PISSN: 10749039     EISSN: 15327884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10749039909524725     Document Type: Article

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