The power of myth in the IT workplace: Creating a 24-hour workday during the dot-com bubble

Information Technology & People

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-326

  Tapia, Andrea H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information exchange; Myths; Organizational culture; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104620     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840410554201     Document Type: Article

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