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Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: a socio-political analysis of knowledge working. / Hayes, Niall; Walsham, Geoff.
In: Information and Organization, Vol. 11, No. 4, 10.2001, p. 263-288.

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Hayes, N & Walsham, G 2001, 'Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: a socio-political analysis of knowledge working.', Information and Organization, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 263-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1471-7727(01)00005-7

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Hayes, N., & Walsham, G. (2001). Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: a socio-political analysis of knowledge working. Information and Organization, 11(4), 263-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1471-7727(01)00005-7

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Hayes N, Walsham G. Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: a socio-political analysis of knowledge working. Information and Organization. 2001 Oct;11(4):263-288. doi: 10.1016/S1471-7727(01)00005-7

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Hayes, Niall ; Walsham, Geoff. / Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: a socio-political analysis of knowledge working. In: Information and Organization. 2001 ; Vol. 11, No. 4. pp. 263-288.

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