Understanding the Role of Objects in Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Organ. Sci.

• Publication date

  2012-05-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Computer Science, Education

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  DOI 10.1287/ORSC.1110.0664
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