Do current anti-cyberloafing disciplinary practices have a replica in research findings?: A study of the effects of coercive strategies on workplace Internet misuse

Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 450-467

  De Lara, Pablo Zoghbi Manrique ^a   Tacoronte, Domingo Verano ^a   Ding, Jyh Ming Ting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Control theory; Internet; Leadership; Punishment; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747488926     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240610690052     Document Type: Article

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