Telework and Social Change : How Technology Is Reshaping the Boundaries between Home and Work
Editorial Reviews
Review
“While many publications about remote working arrangements focus on the management of such efforts, this book addresses the important aspect of social changes resulting from telecommuting....Ellison makes a good observation about telework research being more relevant when embedded within the cultural context of the organization. Notes on method in each chapter. Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections.”–
“[H]elpfully and clearly establishes the historical and theoretical background of telework and its usefulness as a method of work organization. For employers and policy-makers who view telework as an innovative tool to help reconcile work and family life, Ellison cogently identifies such issues as how it is used (whether a teleworker always works at home or does so periodically), trust between employer and worker, and the mental separation needed between work and personal life for teleworkers as essential factors requiring further reflection.”–
Book Description
As technology comes to permeate every aspect of work, it liberates organizations and their employees from the physical boundaries of the workplace, 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. 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.
Telework and Social Change : How Technology Is Reshaping the Boundaries between Home and Work
Telework and Social Change : How Technology Is Reshaping the Boundaries between Home and Work,Nicole B. Ellison,Praeger Publishers,0275978001,Anthropology - Cultural,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Case studies,Organizational Behavior,Social aspects,Telecommuting,Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior
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