Using Activity Theory in system development for entire organisations: the case of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 308-328

  Pilemalm, Sofie ^a   Timpka, Toomas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity Theory; information systems development; organisational change; trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 40049094593     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhrdm.2002.001032     Document Type: Article

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