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1 March 2001
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Research Article| March 01 2001

Advice for an action researcher Available to Purchase

Enid Mumford
Enid Mumford
Manchester University, Manchester, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5813
Print ISSN: 0959-3845
© MCB UP Limited
2001
Information Technology & People (2001) 14 (1): 12–27.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593840110384753

Discusses the role and problems of the socio‐technical action researcher at different stages of a project. It is based on the author’s personal experience when using action research as a method for assisting the successful democratic design and implementation of information systems.

Keywords:
Action research, Project management, Systems design, Implementation, Information systems
© MCB UP Limited
2001
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