Officing: Mediating time and the professional self in the support of nomadic work

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-204

  Humphry, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

'anywhere anytime'; infrastructure support; nomadic practices; officing; professional identity; time pressure

Indexed keywords

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

'ANYWHERE ANYTIME; NOMADIC PRACTICES; OFFICING; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY; TIME PRESSURES;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 84899408621     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-013-9197-3     Document Type: Article

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