The effects of microcomputers on the work of professional accountants

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-67

  Ferguson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; Computer attitude; Computer use; Job performance; Job satisfaction; Path analysis; Perceived ease of use; Perceived usefulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342621919     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.1997.tb00313.x     Document Type: Article

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