Age differences in reactions to errors in computer-based work

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 309-319

  Birdi, Kamaljit S ^a,b   Zapf, Dieter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ERROR ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER BASED WORK;

JOB ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031272940     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492997119716     Document Type: Article

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