Using IT in work at home: Taking a closer look at IT use in home-located production

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-94

  Chalmers, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48549105309     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: 1468005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-005X.2008.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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