Making contributions from interpretive case studies: Examining processes of construction and use

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 293-312

  Barrett, Michael ^a   Walsham, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction use; Contributions; Evaluation; Interpretive case studies; Research methods

Indexed keywords

CONTRIBUTIONS; EVALUATION; INTERPRETIVE CASE STUDIES; NEW TERMS; ORGANIZATIONAL LITERATURE; RELATED WORKS; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84902522626     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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