Employee reactions to electronic performance monitoring: A consequence of organizational culture

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 323-342

  Alder, G Stoney ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Electronic monitoring; Fairness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035457163     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-8310(01)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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