A self-efficacy theory explanation for the management of remote workers in virtual organizations

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages

  Staples, D Sandy ^a   Hulland, John S ^b   Higgins, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; SALES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

MANAGERIAL CONTROL; REMOTE MANAGEMENT; SELF-EFFICACY THEORY; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES;

EID: 0003256149     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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