Workplace monitoring and surveillance research since “1984”: A review and agenda

The Psychology of Workplace Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 209-237

  Alge, Bradley J ^a   Hansen, S Duane ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920504772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203735565     Document Type: Chapter

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