Computer personnel research: what have we learned in this decade?

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the results of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the prior 9 years of SIGCPR proceedings. The purpose is to accumulate results of prior investigations and identify areas requiring further study.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
MIS (computer) personnel, framework, research methods