Towards an integrating programme for information systems design: An Oriental case

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-90

  Zhu, Zhichang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN (ISD);

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034818220     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(00)00051-7     Document Type: Article

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