Taking theory too far? A commentary on Avison and Malaurent

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 353-355

  Silverman, David ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84927167407     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2014.21     Document Type: Note

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