Systems development approach: Transcending methodology

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-386

  Goulielmos, Mankos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Information systems development process; Methodology; Systems development approach

Indexed keywords

GROUNDED THEORY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 4644344034     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2004.00175.x     Document Type: Article

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