Integrating systems thinking into IS education

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-121

  Vo, Huy V ^a,d   Chae, Bongsug ^b   Olson, David L ^c  

^a HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATING SYSTEMS; IS EDUCATIONS;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 32344444363     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.720     Document Type: Review

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