Organisational significance and application of computer skills: A culturally-based empirical examination

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 11-21

  Yavas, Ugur ^a   Yasin, Mahmoud M ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based training; Information technology; Saudi Arabia; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993081880     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527609910796997     Document Type: Article

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