The interplay of information technology and the social milieu

Information Technology & People

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 106-131

  Montealegre, Ramiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Human computer interaction; Implementation; Information technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986108435     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849710174977     Document Type: Article

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