The concept of genre within the critical approach to information systems development

Information and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-234

  Päivärinta, Tero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical approach; Critical Social Theory; Discourse; Genre of organizational communication; Genre repertoire; Genre system; Genre theory; Information systems development; Speech act

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044399565     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7727(01)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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