Analysis of skill requirements for systems analysts in fortune 500 organizations

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 84-92

  Lee, Choong Kwon ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate Website; Fortune 500; Job Skill; Systems Analyst

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE WEBSITES; FORTUNE 500; JOB SKILLS; SKILL REQUIREMENTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSTS;

WEBSITES;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 24644502723     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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