Ensembles: Understanding the instantiation of activities

Information Technology and People

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-131

  González, Víctor M ^a   Nardi, Bonnie ^b   Mark, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Employees; Information science; Working practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649084667     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840910962195     Document Type: Article

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