Creative self-efficacy and its factors: An empirical study of information system analysts and programmers

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 429-438

  Yang, Heng Li ^a   Cheng, Hsiu Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Creative self efficacy; Information systems developers; Information technology skills; Social network

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

ANALYSIS RESULTS; COMPUTER SELF EFFICACIES; CONTEXTUAL FACTORS; CREATIVE SELF-EFFICACY; DEGREE CENTRALITIES; DOMAIN SPECIFICS; DOMAIN-SPECIFIC INFORMATIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INFLUENCING FACTORS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCES; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRENGTH OF TIES;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 59049084860     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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