Telework and Social Change
How Technology Is Reshaping the Boundaries between Home and Work
- 184 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Telework and Social Change
How Technology Is Reshaping the Boundaries between Home and Work
About this book
As technology comes to permeate every aspect of work, it liberates organizations and their employees from the physical boundaries of the workplace, and yet amplifies many of the interpersonal and cultural challenges inherent to corporate life. Drawing from an in-depth study of two dynamic organizations, along with extensive research on technology and organizational behavior, Nicole Ellison explores the subtle and powerful ways that distance working influences management effectiveness, worker productivity, and such intangible elements as social cohesion and trust. Featuring interviews with executives, managers, and employees, Telework and Social Change illuminates the ways in which access to always-on information and communications technologies-which allow people to work from virtually anywhere-influence their work styles, interactions with colleagues and supervisors, and the ways in which they define the boundaries between work and home. Offering insights for future research and practice, Telework and Social Change provides a multi-dimensional perspective on the evolving relationships among technology, geography, and the structural and cultural aspects of work in the digital age.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Chapter One: The Social and Organizational Dimensions of Telework
- Chapter Two: What We Know about Telework
- Chapter Three: iLAN Systems: A Distributed Work Environment from Inception
- Chapter Four: XYZ: Remote Management’s Commitment to Telework
- Chapter Five: Telework and the Organization: Changing Patterns of Management, Work, and Socialization
- Chapter Six: Telework in the Home: Calibrating the Permeability of Home/Work Boundaries
- Chapter Seven: Moving Forward in Telework Research and Practice
- Appendix: A Note on Method
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author