Behind the screens: The foreseen and unforeseen impact of computerization on female office worker's jobs

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-57

  Tijdens, Kea G ^a  

^a Faculty of Economics and Econometrics   (Netherlands)

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DECISION MAKING; GENDER DISPARITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032950313     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00068     Document Type: Article

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