IT Education and Workforce Participation: A New Era for Women in Kenya?
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The Information Society An International Journal Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713669588 IT Education and Workforce Participation: A New Era for Women in Kenya? Victor W. A. Mbarika a; Fay Cobb Payton b; Lynette Kvasny c; Atieno Amadi d a Department of Management, Marketing, and E-Business, College of Business, Southern University and A&M College. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA b Department of Business Management, College of Management, North Carolina State University. Raleigh, North Carolina. USA c College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University. University Park, Pennsylvania. USA d School of Commerce, Jomo Kenyatta University of Arts and Technology. Nairobi. Kenya
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Inf. Soc.
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007