The socio-political construction of caresys: How interests and values influence computerization

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 138, Issue , 2004, Pages 9-18

  Hedström, Karin ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actor sensitive evaluation; Computerization; Evaluation; Home help; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION;

ACTOR SENSITIVE EVALUATION; COMPUTERIZATION; EVALUATION; HOME-HELP; NEGOTIATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84902517263     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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