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What kinds of measures can be taken to collect the data necessary to have a user-driven rather than a technology-driven office systems design?
Definition of traditional office systems design: elegant (or sometimes not-so-elegant) solutions in search of a problem.
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Tapscott, D. (1982). Assessing the Organization: System Design. In: Office Automation. Applications of Modern Technology in Business. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2489-8_9
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