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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 40 , Issue 9 (September 1997) table of contents

Pages: 74 - 80

Year of Publication: 1997

ISSN:0001-0782

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Kweku Ewusi-Mensah

Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Additional Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
K.6.1 Project and People Management
Subjects: Systems development

General Terms:
Economics, Human Factors, Management

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