Survival of the leanest: Intensive knowledge work and groupware adaptation

Information Technology & People

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 334-352

  Robertson, Maxine ^a   S⊘rensen, Carsten ^a   Swan, Jacky ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information; Knowledge intensive workers; Management; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135970     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840110411149     Document Type: Article

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