Isolation and technology: The human disconnect

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 468-481

  Vega, Gina ^a   Brennan, Louis ^b  

^a MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Communications; Control; Technology; Telecommuting; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034372328     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810010377435     Document Type: Article

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