Genre combinations: A window into dynamic communication practices

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 81-108

  Øterlund, Carsten ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary objects; Communication genres; Documenting work; Genre combinations; Medical informatics; Practice theory; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DIGITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRACTICE THEORY; QUALITATIVE METHOD;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 38349145888     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222230405     Document Type: Article

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