Value conflicts in enterprise systems

Information Technology and People

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-49

  Allen, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Information systems; Sociotechnical change; Value analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTERIZATION; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; SOCIOTECHNICAL CHANGE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 18844423566     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840510584612     Document Type: Article

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