Work commitments of baby boomers and Gen-Xers in the it profession: Generational differences or myth?

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 43-49

  Davis, James B ^a   Pawlowski, Suzanne D ^a   Houston, Andrea ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Boom Generation; Generation X; Generational differences; IT professionals; Work commitments

Indexed keywords

BABY BOOM GENERATION; GENERATION X; GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES; IT PROFESSIONAL; WORK COMMITMENTS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; HARDWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33744511162     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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