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Reach, Bracket, and the Limits of Rationalized Coordination: Some Challenges for CSCW

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Gerson, E.M. (2008). Reach, Bracket, and the Limits of Rationalized Coordination: Some Challenges for CSCW. In: Resources, Co-Evolution and Artifacts. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-901-9_8

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