Haven or hell? Telework, flexibility and family in the e-society: A Marxist analysis

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-388

  Greenhill, Anita ^a   Wilson, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749322521     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000632     Document Type: Review

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