"Excellent" systems analysts: The Singapore context

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 25-46

  Hunter, M Gordon ^a   Beck, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 33747298892     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01733815     Document Type: Article

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