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Crossing to the dark side: examining creators, outcomes, and inhibitors of technostress

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Exploring the factors that may lead to the inability of professionals to adapt or cope with emerging IS in a healthy manner.

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          Communications of the ACM  Volume 54, Issue 9
          September 2011
          121 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/1995376
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