The role of politics in IS career progression

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 519-531

  Standing, Craig ^a   Standing, Susan ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Hermeneutics; Information systems; Politics; Skills; Systems approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033229118     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199911/12)16:6<519::aid-sres296>3.0.co;2-9     Document Type: Article

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