Productivity impacts of mobile office service

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-342

  Vuolle, Maiju ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Knowledge workers; Mobile business services; Mobile calendar; Mobile e mail; Mobile office service; Productivity; Sales force

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

KNOWLEDGE WORKERS; MOBILE BUSINESS; MOBILE CALENDAR; MOBILE E-MAIL; MOBILE OFFICES; SALES FORCE;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 77957665982     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2010.035782     Document Type: Article

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