Managing time in a software factory: Temporal and spatial organization of IS development activities

Information Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-262

  Nandhakumar, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems development; Structuration; Temporal structuring; Time geography; Time management; Time space paths

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036659756     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240290075101     Document Type: Article

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