The telecommuting paradox

Information Technology & People

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-172

  Pliskin, Nava ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Group working; Infrastructure; Networking; Telecommuting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986076260     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849710175002     Document Type: Article

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