Re-conceptualising failure: Social shaping meets IS research

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 236-250

  Wilson, Melanie ^a   Howcroft, Debra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036926627     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000437     Document Type: Article

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