The diffusion of IT in higher education: Publishing productivity of academic life scientists

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 481-503

  Winkler, Anne E ^a   Levin, Sharon G ^a   Stephan, Paula E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gender; Life sciences; Professional labour markets; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954575801     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590903434844     Document Type: Article

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