Managerial control of employees working at home

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-264

  Felstead, Alan ^a   Jewson, Nick ^a   Walters, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28444486979     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00271     Document Type: Review

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