Boundary factors and contextual contingencies: Configuring electronic templates for healthcare professionals

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 428-441

  Bjørn, Pernille ^a,b   Burgoyne, Sue ^c   Crompton, Vicky ^c   MacDonald, Teri ^c   Pickering, Barbe ^c   Munro, Sue ^d  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action research; Boundary factors; Boundary objects; Contextual contingencies; Healthcare technology; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249136045     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2009.34     Document Type: Article

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