Flogging a dead horse: The implications of epistemological relativism within information systems methodological practice

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-169

  Wilson, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22844454059     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000323     Document Type: Article

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