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The coordinating role of organisational artefacts in distributed cognition - and how it fails in maritime operations

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The coordinating role of organisational artefacts in distributed cognition - and how it fails in maritime operations. / Busby, J. S.; Hibberd, R. E.
In: Le Travail Humain, Vol. 69, No. 1, 2006, p. 25-47.

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Busby, JS & Hibberd, RE 2006, 'The coordinating role of organisational artefacts in distributed cognition - and how it fails in maritime operations', Le Travail Humain, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 25-47. https://doi.org/10.3917/th.691.0025

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Busby, J. S., & Hibberd, R. E. (2006). The coordinating role of organisational artefacts in distributed cognition - and how it fails in maritime operations. Le Travail Humain, 69(1), 25-47. https://doi.org/10.3917/th.691.0025

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Busby JS, Hibberd RE. The coordinating role of organisational artefacts in distributed cognition - and how it fails in maritime operations. Le Travail Humain. 2006;69(1):25-47. doi: 10.3917/th.691.0025

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Busby, J. S. ; Hibberd, R. E. / The coordinating role of organisational artefacts in distributed cognition - and how it fails in maritime operations. In: Le Travail Humain. 2006 ; Vol. 69, No. 1. pp. 25-47.

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