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Personnel specialists' advanced use of information technology Evidence and explanations

A national survey shows that personnel specialists are still failing to exploit fully the benefits of information technology (IT) in their own work. In seeking to explain this, looks at the IT skills and knowledge of personnel specialists and their attitudes towards the use of IT. While these provid...

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Published in:Personnel review 1996-01, Vol.25 (3), p.3-19
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Electronic filing
Employment
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Information systems
Information technology
Line managers
Personnel
Skills
Software
Studies
Utilization
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