Co-workers who telework and the impact on those in the office: Understanding the implications of virtual work for co-worker satisfaction and turnover intentions

Human Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1641-1667

  Golden, Timothy ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co worker satisfaction; Telecommuting; Telework; Turnover intentions; Virtual work

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049003968     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726707084303     Document Type: Article

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