Time and information technology: Monochronicity, polychronicity and temporal symmetry

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-26

  Lee, H ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22644448372     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000318     Document Type: Article

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