IT leadership from a problem solving perspective

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 107-122

  Jablokow, K W ^a   Jablokow, A G ^b   Seasock, C T ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

^c CTS Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Cognitive diversity; Information technology; Leadership; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049281818     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: 15737667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-010-0071-4     Document Type: Article

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