Recording and Analysing Business Processes: An Activity Theory Based Approach

Australian Computer Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 146-152

  Ellison, Martin ^a   McGrath, G Michael ^b  

^a AMPlus   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activity theory; Business process modelling; Soft factors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY THEORY; BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING; SOFT FACTORS;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA RECORDING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032205010     PISSN: 00048917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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