Remixing work, family and leisure: Teleworkers' experiences of everyday life

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-144

  Hilbrecht, Margo ^a   Shaw, Susan M ^a   Johnson, Laura C ^a   Andrey, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Intensive motherhood; Involuntary telework; Leisure; Telecommute; Telework; Work leisure relationship; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TELECOMMUTING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CANADA;

EID: 84880598925     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: 1468005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ntwe.12010     Document Type: Article

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