The role of ubiquitous computing in maintaining work-life balance: Perspectives from women in the information technology workforce

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2005, Pages 43-55

  Quesenberry, Jeria L ^a   Trauth, Eileen M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Individual differences theory; IT workforce; Ubiquitous computing; Under represented groups; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; PERSONNEL;

GENDER; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; IT WORKFORCE; UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

EID: 84902992088     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-28918-6_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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