Diagnosing the distance: Managing communication with dispersed technical workforces

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-127

  Jacobs, Glenda ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communication; Teleworking; Virtual work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076248     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280410534311     Document Type: Review

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