Metaphors of virtuality: Shaping an emergent reality

Information and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-77

  Schultze, Ulrike ^a   Orlikowski, Wanda J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0002562168     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7727(00)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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