First business computer: A case study in user-driven innovation

IEEE Annals of the History of Computing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 16-26

  Land, Frank ^a  

^a Strowford Barton   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MACHINES; HISTORY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPANY CULTURE; INNOVATIONS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034229595     PISSN: 10586180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/85.859523     Document Type: Article

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