Knowledge, legitimacy and progress? Requirements as inscriptions in information systems development

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-54

  Westrup, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Inscription devices; Knowledge; Legitimation; Progress; Requirements analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480190     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1999.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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