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Among the issues facing research on the use of information, are three fundamental questions: What exactly constitutes utilization; What social, political, and related factors influence utilization; and Does the nature of utilization change over time?
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Larsen, J.K. (1983). The Nature of Information Utilization in Local Organizations. In: Holzner, B., Knorr, K.D., Strasser, H. (eds) Realizing Social Science Knowledge. Institut für Höhere Studien — Institute for Advanced Studies IHS-Studies. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-41492-7_23
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