Differences in end-user computing support and control across user departments

Information and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-99

  Speier, C ^a   Brown, C V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End user computing; Information center; IS controls; Support services; User developed applications; Workgroup computing

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION USE; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

END USER COMPUTING; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTROL; SUPPORT SERVICES; USER DEVELOPED APPLICATIONS; WORKGROUP COMPUTING;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0039498386     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(97)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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