End-user computing and information systems methodologies

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-96

  Taylor, M J ^a   Moynihan, E P ^a   Wood Harper, A T ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End user computing; Information systems methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042491597     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1998.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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