When the center does not hold: The concept and prospects of knotworking;Quand le centre se dérobe : la notion de knotworking et ses promesses

Sociologie du Travail

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-330

  Engeström, Yrjö ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Collaboration; Configuration; Knotworking; Organization; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149116816     PISSN: 00380296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soctra.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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