Prevalence, perceived seriousness, justification and regulation of cyberloafing in Singapore: An exploratory study

Information and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1081-1093

  Lim, Vivien K G ^a   Teo, Thompson S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cyberloafing; Internet; Justification; Personal Web usage

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PERSONNEL; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CYBERLOAFING; JUSTIFICATION; PERSONAL WEB USAGE;

INTERNET;

EID: 28044468029     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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