When Systems Loose their Identity: Equivocality and Sensemaking in ISD

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When Systems Loose their Identity : Equivocality and Sensemaking in ISD. / Bansler, Jørgen P.; Havn, Erling C.

Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Information Systems. Turku, Finland : Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 2004.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Bansler, JP & Havn, EC 2004, When Systems Loose their Identity: Equivocality and Sensemaking in ISD. in Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Information Systems. Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland.

APA

Bansler, J. P., & Havn, E. C. (2004). When Systems Loose their Identity: Equivocality and Sensemaking in ISD. In Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Information Systems Turku School of Economics and Business Administration.

Vancouver

Bansler JP, Havn EC. When Systems Loose their Identity: Equivocality and Sensemaking in ISD. In Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Information Systems. Turku, Finland: Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. 2004

Author

Bansler, Jørgen P. ; Havn, Erling C. / When Systems Loose their Identity : Equivocality and Sensemaking in ISD. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Information Systems. Turku, Finland : Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 2004.

Bibtex

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RIS

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