Soft Systems Methodology and Systems Maintenance

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-434

  Taylor, M J ^a   Moynihan, E P ^a   Wood Harper, A T ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business systems; Payroll administration; Soft Systems Methodology; Systems maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032375649     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023034508238     Document Type: Article

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