An Examination of the Correlates of Burnout in Information Systems Professionals

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 5-13

  Sethi, Vikram ^a   Barrier, Tonya ^a   King, Ruth C ^b  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 85001790552     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.1999070101     Document Type: Article

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