Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 216-228

  Merali, Yasmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Emergence; Information systems; Networks; Paradigm shift

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751549690     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000081     Document Type: Article

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