Improvisation in information systems development

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 631-648

  Bansl, Jørgen P ^a   Havn, Erling C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bricolage; Improvisation; Information systems development; Sensemaking; Web based groupware

Indexed keywords

GROUPWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WEBSITES;

BRICOLAGE; IMPROVISATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; SENSEMAKING; WEB BASED;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84902485405     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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