Differences in perception of IS knowledge and skills between academia and industry: Findings from Taiwan

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 507-522

  Yen, David C ^a   Chen, Houn Gee ^b   Lee, Sooun ^a   Koh, Seokha ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Education; Information Systems (IS); Information Technology (IT); IS Management

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0242302678     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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