Sociotechnical networks and information management in health care

Accounting, Management and Information Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-114

  Doolin, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Executive information systems; Health care; Information systems development; Sociotechnical networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142058507     PISSN: 09598022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8022(99)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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