Relations among ethnicity, gender, beliefs, attitudes, and intention to pursue a career in information technology

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 999-1022

  Johnson, Richard D ^a   Stone, Dianna L ^b   Phillips, T Nichole ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 40949131494     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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