Developing inclusion and critical reflection in information systems planning

Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 909-927

  Crdoba, Jos Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Boundary critique; Ethics; Information systems; Power; Strategy; Systems; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 35549012364     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508407082266     Document Type: Article

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