Cooperative design efforts for the development of complex IT-artefacts

Information Technology and People

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-334

  Ponte, Diego ^a   Rossi, Alessandro ^a   Zamarian, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Design; Innovation; Role ambiguity

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949106388     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840911002432     Document Type: Article

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