Our knowledge ourselves: Engineers (Re)thinking technology in development

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 739-750

  Wilson, Gordon ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Engineers; Identity; Knowledge; Sense making; Shared experience; Technology

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; KNOWLEDGE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 53149114518     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1493     Document Type: Article

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