Does STS mean business?

Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-30

  Woolgar, Steve ^a   Coopmans, Catelijne ^b   Neyland, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58149137015     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508408098983     Document Type: Review

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