The impact of ICT on the work patterns of managers and their organisations

EuroMed Journal of Business

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-262

  Birchall, David W ^a   Giambona, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Management effectiveness; Managers; Working patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941637534     PISSN: 14502194     EISSN: 1758888x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14502190810906428     Document Type: Article

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