Technology and the Balance of Work Family Conflict: An Investigation into the Role of Telecommuting

IEEE International Engineering Management Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 439-442

  Golden, Timothy ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL WORK; VIRTUAL WORKER;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SCHEDULING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

TELECOMMUTING;

EID: 1142287671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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