Watching you watching me: Boundary control and capturing attention in the context of ubiquitous technology use

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 712-738

  Stanko, Taryn L ^a   Beckman, Christine M ^b  

^a California Polytechnic State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84939784459     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0911     Document Type: Article

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