The impact of aging on self-efficacy and computer skill acquisition

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 212-228

  Reed, Kendra ^a   Doty, D Harold ^b   May, Douglas R ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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