Understanding the Social Practices of Systems Developers

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Understanding the Social Practices of Systems Developers. / Bloomfield, Brian.
In: Information Systems Journal , Vol. 2, No. 3, 07.1992, p. 189-206.

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Bloomfield, B 1992, 'Understanding the Social Practices of Systems Developers', Information Systems Journal , vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 189-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2575.1992.tb00075.x

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Bloomfield, B. (1992). Understanding the Social Practices of Systems Developers. Information Systems Journal , 2(3), 189-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2575.1992.tb00075.x

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Bloomfield B. Understanding the Social Practices of Systems Developers. Information Systems Journal . 1992 Jul;2(3):189-206. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1992.tb00075.x

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Bloomfield, Brian. / Understanding the Social Practices of Systems Developers. In: Information Systems Journal . 1992 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 189-206.

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