Information management: A challenge for business education

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 445-455

  Mutch, Alistair ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS EDUCATION; INFORMATION LITERACY;

EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION THEORY; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030406596     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0268-4012(96)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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