The Social Shaping of Packaged Software Selection
نویسندگان
چکیده
Debra Howcroft University of Manchester [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. AIS
دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010