The IT way of loafing on the job: Cyberloafing, neutralizing and organizational justice

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 675-694

  Lim, Vivien K G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0142123338     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.161     Document Type: Article

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