A framework for understanding how a unique and local IS development method emerges in practice

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-238

  Madsen, Sabine ^a   Kautz, Karlheinz ^a,c,d,e   Vidgen, Richard ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c and Implementation of Information Technology

^d ACM

^e IEEE

Author keywords

Emergence; Framework; Information systems development; Methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745784388     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000593     Document Type: Article

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