In this editorial introduction Allen Leeβs definition of the information systems (IS) field is taken as the starting point: βResearch in the information systems field examines more than just the technological system, or just the social system, or even the two systems side by side; in addition, it in
Actor Network Theory and After
β Scribed by John Law (Editor)
- Publisher
- The Sociological Review
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 247
- Category
- Library
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