Negotiating mutually satisfying IS action research topics with organizations: an analysis of Rapoport’s initiative dilemma

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 253-262

  Kock, Ned ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Information systems; New Zealand; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986038193     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665629710190059     Document Type: Article

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