It might be worth it to find out whether Ruth Smith has since repackaged it
into a book. I have a copy of the Dissertation and have been telling
people to read it for a long time, but understand that it isn't easy to get
copies.
>Dear Genevieve,
>thanks for you interesting comment. Could you please give a more accurate
>record for this (publisher, if it is a book)?
>
>best regards,
>--Kari Kuutti
>
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>>From: R. C. Smith, 1990, In pursuit of synthesis: Activity theory as a
>>primary framework for organizational communication, pp. 111-112.
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