Critical realism and information systems: Brief responses to Monod and Klein

Information and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-153

  Mingers, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2442601525     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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