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Managing Teleworkers and Telecommuting Strategies
Gina Vega
ISBN: 1-56720-552-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-552-7
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 8/30/2003
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Discount Price: $37.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Much of the research in the area of telework has been more enthusiastic and optimistic than dependable. This book presents objective descriptions and experiences of telework, instead of focusing on boosterism of proponents' theories or the unexamined skepticism of naysayers. Vega specifically questions the wholesale adoption of telework as recommended by its advocates. She examines the impact of telework on the worker, as well as benefits to the employer. Telework might not be the answer to all problems, but Vega's close examination concludes with an upbeat description of what can happen—and has happened—in the best of circumstances.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
    Foreword
    Preface
    Introduction
    The Story of Telework
    All Circuits Are Currently Busy
    The Rewards of Telework: Cui Bono
    Communication in a Digitalized Society
    New Work, New Worker
    The Human Disconnect: The Impact of Isolation on Teleworkers
    Unnatural Acts in the Workplace
    The New Manager
    Telework and Families
    Telework, Organizational Culture, and Institutional Learning
    Telework as Competative Advantage: A Constellation of Challenges
    Dueling Banjos: Values in the Virtual World
    Telework in the Public Sector
    Telework Around the World
    Going Home: A Longitudinal Case Study
    Appendix: Methodology
    References
About the Author: GINA VEGA is Associate Professor of Management at the Francis E. Girard School of Business and International Commerce, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts.
LCC Class: 658
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