Critical empirical research in IS: An example of gender and the IT workforce

Information Technology and People

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-292

  Trauth, Eileen M ^a   Howcroft, Debra ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Information; Research; Technology led strategy; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748319376     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840610689859     Document Type: Article

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