Comparison of end-user computing characteristics in the U.S., Israel and Taiwan

Information and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Igbaria, Magid ^a   Zviran, Moshe ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross cultural examination; End user computing; Information systems; Israel; Taiwan; U.S.A

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013304166     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-7206(95)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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