Requirements engineering blinders: Exploring information systems developers black-boxing of the emergent character of requirements

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-47

  Holmström, Jonny ^a   Sawyer, Steven ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

information systems development; qualitative research; requirements engineering; social construction of technology; social learning

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

CHANGING NEEDS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPERS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT GROUPS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS; SOCIAL LEARNING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 78651298167     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2010.51     Document Type: Article

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