Workers' propensity to telecommute: An empirical study

@article{Blanger1999WorkersPT,
  title={Workers' propensity to telecommute: An empirical study},
  author={France B{\'e}langer},
  journal={Inf. Manag.},
  year={1999},
  volume={35},
  pages={139-153}
}
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