Web access for IT staff: A developing world perspective on web abuse

Electronic Library

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 543-557

  Seymour, Lisa ^a   Nadasen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Employee behaviour; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

INFORMATION ACCESS; INFORMATION LITERACY; WEB ACCESS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 35649024802     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470710829532     Document Type: Article

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