Against method-ism:Exploring the limits of method

Information Technology & People

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-45

  Introna, Lucas D ^a   Whitley, Edgar A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human computer interaction; Information systems; Methodology; Systems development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076272     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849710166147     Document Type: Article

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