The fiction of methodological development: A field study of information systems development

Information Technology & People

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 176-191

  Nandhakumar, Joe ^a   Avison, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Field research; Information systems; Methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129925     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849910267224     Document Type: Article

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