Research directions on incorporating work system method ideas in systems analysis and design

Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 131-140

  Misra, Ram B ^a   Petkov, Doncho ^b   Petkova, Olga ^c  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874636855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-659-4.ch008     Document Type: Chapter

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