Interaction, transformation and information systems development – an extended application of Soft Systems Methodology

Information Technology & People

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 242-268

  Rose, Jeremy ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Development; Information systems; Soft systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986164053     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840210444773     Document Type: Article

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