The Sociotechnical Nature of Mobile Computing Work: Evidence from a Study of Policing in the United State

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Sawyer, Steve ^a   Tapia, Andrea ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

actor network theory; business process reengineering; change management; organizational politics; social shaping of technology; sociotechinical design; sociotechnical spaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001740692     PISSN: 15483908     EISSN: 15483916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jthi.2005070101     Document Type: Article

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