A theoretical exploration of information behaviour: A power perspective

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-263

  Mutshewa, Athulang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Information control; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION USE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISCIPLINES;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 34249680165     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530710752043     Document Type: Article

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