Enacting computer workaround practices within a medication dispensing system

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-278

  Azad, Bijan ^a   King, Nelson ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Computer workarounds; Health information systems; Interpretive flexibility; Medication dispensing systems; Negotiated order; Situated practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849088713     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2008.14     Document Type: Article

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