Organizational experiences and career success of MIS professionals and managers: An examination of race differences

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 507-527

  Igbaria, Magid ^a   Wormley, Wayne M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career management; MIS management; MIS personnel; Race differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003705036     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/249734     Document Type: Article

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