Predictors of use of social network sites at work - a specific type of cyberloafing

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 906-921

  Andreassen, Cecilie Schou ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^a   Pallesen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cyberloafing; Personality; Professional position; Social network sites; Work

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ACTUAL USE; CYBERLOAFING; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; PERSONALITY; PROFESSIONAL POSITION; RELATED VARIABLES; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES; WORK; WORK-RELATED; WORKING HOURS;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84904506225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12085     Document Type: Article

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