Exploring the gender question in critical information systems

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 59-67

  Adam, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS);

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035982989     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02683960210145959     Document Type: Article

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