The impact of extent of telecommuting on job satisfaction: Resolving inconsistent findings

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-318

  Golden, Timothy D ^a   Veiga, John F ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Telecommuting; Telework; Virtual work

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244437226     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304271768     Document Type: Article

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