Collaborative practice research

Information Technology & People

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-345

  Mathiassen, Lars ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Research; Systems development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986155772     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840210453115     Document Type: Article

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