Using process-oriented holonic (PrOH) modelling to increase understanding of information systems

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-477

  Clegg, Ben ^a   Shaw, Duncan ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business process; IS development projects; Modelling; Problem structuring methods; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149109129     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2008.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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