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Social support in the workplace between teleworkers, office-based colleagues, and supervisors

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Social support in the workplace between teleworkers, office-based colleagues, and supervisors. / Collins, Alison Mary; Hislop, Donald ; Cartwright, Susan.
In: New Technology, Work and Employment, Vol. 31, No. 2, 31.07.2016, p. 161-175.

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Collins AM, Hislop D, Cartwright S. Social support in the workplace between teleworkers, office-based colleagues, and supervisors. New Technology, Work and Employment. 2016 Jul 31;31(2):161-175. Epub 2016 Jul 12. doi: 10.1111/ntwe.12065

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Collins, Alison Mary ; Hislop, Donald ; Cartwright, Susan. / Social support in the workplace between teleworkers, office-based colleagues, and supervisors. In: New Technology, Work and Employment. 2016 ; Vol. 31, No. 2. pp. 161-175.

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