Exploring the use of QPID: A collaborative study of B2B in the automotive industry

Omega

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-464

  Howard, M ^a   Vidgen, R ^a   Powell, P ^a   Powell, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action case; QPID; Research methodology; Systems modelling

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; INFORMATION USE; SYSTEMS THINKING;

ACTION CASE; ACTION RESEARCH; BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; INFLUENCE DIAGRAM; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL; QUALITATIVE POLITICIZED INFLUENCE DIAGRAM; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SYSTEM MODELS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748907191     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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