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Telework and Social Change How Technology Is Reshaping the Boundaries between Home and Work
Nicole B. Ellison
ISBN: 0-275-97800-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97800-6
184 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: 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.
Table of Contents:
  • The Social and Organizational Dimensions of Telework
    What We Know About Telework
    iLAN Systems: A Distributed Work Environment
    XYZ Systems: Remote Management's Commitment to Telework
    Impact of Telework on the Organization: Changing Patterns of Management, Work, and Socialization
    Impact of Telework in the Home: Changing Access to Work
    Moving Forward in Telework Research and Practice
    Appendix: A Note on Method
    Notes
    References
    Index
About the Author: NICOLE B. ELLISON is an assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media at Michigan State University. Previously, she was a faculty member at California State University, Stanislaus, and a senior researcher for Sapient Corporation in San Francisco. She has published research on virtual communities, telework and online culture in journals and as book chapters in Virtual Culture and Doing Internet Research.
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