Mobile technology in mobile work: Contradictions and congruencies in activity systems

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 529-542

  Karanasios, Stan ^a   Allen, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activity theory; mobile; mobile IS; organisation change

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

ACTIVITY SYSTEMS; ACTIVITY THEORY; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION; MOBILE; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; ORGANISATION CHANGE; SOCIAL ACTIVITIES;

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84906859539     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2014.20     Document Type: Article

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