From critical theory into information systems practice: A case study of a payroll-personnel system

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 555-576

  Waring, Teresa ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems' participatory action research' emancipation' critical social theory

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WAGES;

ACTION RESEARCH; INFORMATION FLOW MODEL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS PRACTICES; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING; PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH; POLITICAL ISSUES; SYSTEMS ANALYSTS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84902506288     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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