Office Workstations in the Home [Paperback]

Board on Telecommunications and Computer Applications (Author), National Research Council (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0309034833 | ISBN-13: 978-0309034838 | Publication Date: January 1, 1985 | Edition: First Edition

Telecommuting - people working at home with computers connected to offices many miles away - could reshape the way America works. What are the effects of this phenomenon on workers, managers, and labour unions? What is the technology behind this arrangement? And what are the legal implications surrounding telecommuting? In this volume, these issues are addressed by experts in computer applications and information systems, business and industry, training and operations, corporate forecasting and analysis, law, organizational behaviour, and labour. Case studies of several actual telecommuting systems are presented.

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Telecommuting--people working at home with computers connected to offices many miles away--could reshape the way America works. What are the effects of this phenomenon on workers, managers, and labor unions? What is the technology behind this arrangement? What are the legal implications surrounding telecommuting? In this volume, these issues are addressed by experts in computer applications and information systems, business and industry, training and operations, corporate forecasting and analysis, law, organizational behavior, and labor. Case studies of several actual telecommuting systems are presented.

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Board on Telecommunications and Computer Applications, National Research Council

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press; First Edition edition (January 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309034833
• ISBN-13: 978-0309034838
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,776,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)