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Stopping Behavior of Systems Analysts During Information Requirements Elicitation

MITZI G. PITTSUniversity of Memphis
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GLENN J. BROWNERawls College of Business Administration at Texas Tech University
Pages 203-226 | Published online: 08 Dec 2014

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