Time as symbolic currency in knowledge work

Information and Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 277-293

  Jemielniak, Dariusz ^a  

^a KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

High tech; Knowledge intensive work; Professions; Schedules; Software delays; Software engineers' culture; Time management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349988762     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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