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Self-perceptions and job preferences of entry-level information systems professionals: implications for career development

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Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research Annual Conference archive
Proceedings of the 1991 conference on SIGCPR table of contents

Athens, Georgia, United States

Pages: 3 - 13

Year of Publication: 1991

ISBN:0-89791-389-2

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Ephraim R. McLean	College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
John R. Tanner	College of Business Administration, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LACollege of Business Administration, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
Stanley J. Smits	College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

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SIGCPR: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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