Gender differences in information technology usage: A U.S.-Japan comparison

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-133

  Ono, Hiroshi ^a   Zavodny, Madeline ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 20744452174     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2005.48.1.105     Document Type: Article

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