Action Research: A Research Approach for Cooperative Work

Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design

Volumn 7, Issue , 2002, Pages 19-24

  Avison, David ^a  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEXTBOOKS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRACTITIONERS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 1642273193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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