Process mapping techniques and organisational analysis: Lessons from sociotechnical system theory

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-52

  Biazzo, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methodology; Process management; Sociotechnics

Indexed keywords

EID: 12444312427     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150210418629     Document Type: Article

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