The importance of context in information system design: An assessment of participatory design

Requirements Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-114

  Cherry, C ^a   Macredie, R D ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial democracy; Participatory design; Systems development; Work organisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013255609     PISSN: 09473602     EISSN: 1432010X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007660050017     Document Type: Article

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