Systems Analysts' Attitudes Toward Information Systems Development

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 5-10

  Jiang, James J ^a   Klein, Gary ^b   Balloun, Joseph L ^c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85001655093     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.1998100101     Document Type: Article

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