A framework for employee e-mail privacy within the United States

Journal of Internet Commerce

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 161-179

  Sipior, Janice C ^a   Ward, Burke T ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E mail; Electronic monitoring; Ethical issues; Legal issues; Privacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951655331     PISSN: 15332861     EISSN: 1533287X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332860903467458     Document Type: Article

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