Developing the information and knowledge agenda in information systems: Insights From philosophy

Information Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 190-197

  Willcocks, Leslie ^a   Whitley, Edgar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data deluge; Expertise; Integrative framework; Knowledge; Michael Polanyi; Philosophy and ethics of information; Shape of action; Tacit knowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449510699     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240902848880     Document Type: Article

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