The spatial implications of homeworking: A lefebvrian approach to the rewards and challenges of home-based work

Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-79

  Wapshott, Robert ^a   Mallett, Oliver ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

boundaries; co residents; homeworking; Lefebvre; space; teleworking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855697924     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508411405376     Document Type: Article

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