The choice of critical information systems research

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 195-211

  Howcroft, Debra ^a   Trauth, Eileen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical information systems; Critical management studies; Critical theory; Gender; Information systems development; Information systems research; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES; CRITICAL THEORY; GENDER; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; IS RESEARCHES; RESEARCH APPROACH; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; RESEARCH NEEDS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84902521985     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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