Interprofessional relations and the emergence of a new profession: Software engineering in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 507-532

  Adams, Tracey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 34547154762     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2007.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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