The Impact of Teleworking on Work Motivation in a U.S. Federal Government Agency

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 461-480

  Caillier, James Gerard ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

job involvement; job satisfaction; organizational commitment; social exchange theory; telework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863559332     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074011409394     Document Type: Article

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