A genealogical exploration of gendered genres in IT cultures

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-172

  Harvey, Lynda ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ICIS ^*  (Australia)

^d Management Department   (Australia)

^e Management Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feminine; Genealogy; Information technology; Masculine; Post modern ethnography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002087738     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1997.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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