Unintended consequences of electronic monitoring of instant messaging

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-395

  Holton, Carolyn F ^a   Fuller, Robert M ^b  

^a Southeastern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory conformity; Computer mediated communication (CMC); Electronic monitoring; Instant messaging (IM); Monitored communication; Sarbanes Oxley Act

Indexed keywords

MESSAGE PASSING;

ANTICIPATORY CONFORMITY; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC MONITORING; INSTANT MESSAGING; LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS; MONITORED COMMUNICATION; SARBANES-OXLEY ACT; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

MONITORING;

EID: 57449089584     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2008.2007866     Document Type: Article

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