Computer consultants' views of user participation in the system development process

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 713-734

  Ljung, K ^a   Allwood, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER CONSULTANTS; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; USER PARTICIPATION;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 0033347898     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(99)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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