A Self-Efficacy Theory Explanation for the Management of Remote Workers in Virtual Organizations

Organization Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 758-776

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

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Remote management; Remote work; Self efficacy theory; Virtual organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033260584     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.10.6.758     Document Type: Article

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