Identifying the differences between stationary office support and mobile work support: A conceptual framework

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-122

  Zheng, Wuping ^a   Yuan, Yufei ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mobile context; Mobile tasks; Mobile technology; Mobile work support; Mobile workers; Stationary office support

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

MOBILE CONTEXT; MOBILE TASKS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE WORK SUPPORT; MOBILE WORKERS; STATIONARY OFFICE SUPPORT;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846164467     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2007.011492     Document Type: Article

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