Communication technology use and multiple workplace identifications among organizational teleworkers with varied degrees of virtuality

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 240-260

  Scott, Craig R ^a   Tlmmerman, C Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; TELEPRESENCE; TELEWORK; VIRTUAL WORKER;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 0033336448     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.807961     Document Type: Article

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