Re-engineering telecommunications for the way people want to live: Social research in the design of new technologies

Prometheus (United Kingdom)

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-89

  Gillard, Patricia ^a   Wale, Karen ^a   Bow, Amanda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Consumers; Design; New technology; Re engineering; Social research; Telecommunications users

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042980797     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109029608632018     Document Type: Article

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