Benchmarking the process of "interpretative" research in information systems

Benchmarking

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 400-413

  Kawalek, J P ^a   Jayaratna, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Information systems; Research

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 0242269888     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770310485006     Document Type: Article

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