Saying 'Good Morning' in the Night: The Reversal of Work Time in Global ICT Service Work

Research in the Sociology of Work

Volumn 17, Issue , 2007, Pages 55-112

  Rebecca Poster, Winifred ^a  

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EID: 34247846273     PISSN: 02772833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-2833(07)17003-5     Document Type: Review

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