Information systems: What sort of science is it?

Omega

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 567-579

  Avgerou, Chrisanthi ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic fields; Information systems; Information systems research; Information systems theory

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION USE;

ACADEMIC FIELDS; IN-FIELD; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION SYSTEM RESEARCH; INFORMATION SYSTEMS THEORY; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; SOCIAL LIFE; SYSTEM STUDY; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034288833     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(99)00072-9     Document Type: Article

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