Contextual influences on self-control of is professionals engaged in systems development

Accounting, Management and Information Technologies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-219

  Kirsch, Laurie J ^a   Cummings, Larry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Information systems development; Knowledge; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000562259     PISSN: 09598022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8022(96)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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