From technical to socio-technical change: Tackling the human and organizational aspects of systems development projects

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Doherty, Neil F ^a   King, Malcolm ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84984730831     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000517     Document Type: Editorial

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