Object lessons and invisible technologies

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-184

  Whitley, Edgar A ^a   Darking, Mary ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Claudio Ciborra; Fluid and fire objects; Gestell; Ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748295655     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000065     Document Type: Article

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