An empirical analysis of the relationship between IT training sources and IT value

Information Systems Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-283

  Soto Acosta, Pedro ^a   Martinez Conesa, Isabel ^a   Colomo Palacios, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business value; Information technology; IT training; IT value; Training

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS INDUSTRY; BUSINESS VALUE; CONTINGENCY FACTORS; COPING MECHANISMS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IT BUSINESS VALUES; IT TRAININGS; IT VALUE;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77954606304     PISSN: 10580530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2010.493847     Document Type: Article

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