Why do you care what other people think? A qualitative investigation of social influence and telecommuting

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-282

  Wilton, Robert D ^a   Páez, Antonio ^a   Scott, Darren M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ontario; Qualitative methods; Social influence; Telecommuting; University

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; JOB SATISFACTION; TELECOMMUTING;

CONTINUATION PROCESS; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE METHOD; SOCIAL COMPONENTS; SOCIAL DIMENSIONS; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; UNIVERSITY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

DECISION MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELECOMMUTING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 79952440753     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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