An attributional explanation of individual resistance to the introduction of information technologies in the workplace??

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 313-330

  Martinko, Mark J ^a   Henry, John W ^b   Zmud, Robert W ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ERGONOMICS; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

INDIVIDUAL RESISTANCE; USER RESISTANCE; WORKER TECHNOLOGY RELATIONSHIP;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030234484     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492996120085a     Document Type: Article

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