From Essex to Cyberspace: Virtual Organisational Reality and Real Organisational Virtuality

Labour and Industry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-89

  Dawson, Patrick ^a   Preece, David ^b   McLoughlin, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 85045164262     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2003.10669281     Document Type: Article

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