Discontinuities and continuities: A new way to understand virtual work

Information Technology & People

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-209

  Beth Watson Manheim, Mary ^a   Chudoba, Katherine M ^b   Crowston, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communications technology; Information technology; Work design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015033     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840210444746     Document Type: Article

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