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This chapter reports work done on a problem concerned with the usability of application software. The problem-owner was a supplier of computer software.
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Mansell, G. (1989). Systems Design and Social Science. In: Flood, R.L., Jackson, M.C., Keys, P. (eds) Systems Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0845-4_45
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