Social control in information systems development

Information Technology & People

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-150

  Nicolaou, Andreas I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Control; Information technology; Institutionalism; Organizations; Systems development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019075     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849910267189     Document Type: Article

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