Towards critical interpretivism in IS research

Handbook of Critical Information Systems Research: Theory and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 244-271

  Doolin, Bill ^a   McLeod, Laurie ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84881693496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845426743.00020     Document Type: Chapter

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