Predicting Computer Anxiety in the Business Communication Classroom: Facts, Figures, and Teaching Strategies

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-108

  Hemby, K Virginia ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032345275     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651998012001005     Document Type: Article

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