Describing the problem situation in IS studies using SSM: A practitioners view

Proceedings - 1996 Information Systems Conference of New Zealand, ISCNZ 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 2-9

  Fillery, Peter ^a   Rusli, Alexander ^a   James, Helen L ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; CURRENT PROBLEMS; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; RICH PICTURE; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 85068231847     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.554946     Document Type: Conference Paper

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