Microcomputer utilization patterns among managers and professionals: The case in Finland

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 28-43

  Igbaria, Magid ^a   Iivari, Juhani ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cross culture; End user computing; Finland; Global; Microcomputer utilization

Indexed keywords

CROSS CULTURE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS; END USER COMPUTING; FINLAND; GLOBAL; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; UTILIZATION PATTERNS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTERS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

MICROCOMPUTERS;

EID: 0032396350     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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