Rethinking organizational learning: Analyzing learning processes of information system designers

Accounting, Management and Information Technologies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-99

  Huysman, Marleen ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information system designers; Occupational routines; Old timers and newcomers; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954515063     PISSN: 09598022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8022(99)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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