Identity and technology: Organizational control of knowledge-intensive work

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-71

  Jian, Guowei ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; ICTs; Identity construction; Knowledge workers; Organizational knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015976610     PISSN: 17459435     EISSN: 17459443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459430802400365     Document Type: Article

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