Modeling knowledge work for the design of knowledge infrastructures

Journal of Universal Computer Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-451

  Maier, Ronald ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Business process management; Knowledge infrastructure, knowledge management instrument; Knowledge stance; Knowledge work; Modeling; Process Category: H.1

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844554457     PISSN: 0958695X     EISSN: 09486968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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