Knowing where you stand: Physical isolation, perceived respect, and organizational identification among virtual employees

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 743-757

  Bartel, Caroline A ^a   Wrzesniewski, Amy ^b   Wiesenfeld, Batia M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isolation; Organizational identification; Physical context of work; Respect; Social status; Telecommuting; Virtual work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863101775     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0661     Document Type: Article

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