This book addresses the social and organisational dynamics which underlie recent technological and work developments within organisations. often referred to as 'virtual working'. It seeks to go beyond a mere description of this new work phenomenon in order to provide more rigorous ways of analysing and understanding the issues raised. In addition to providing accounts of developments such as web-based enterprises and virtual teams, each contributor focuses on the empolyment of information technology to transcend the boundaries between and within organisations, and the consequences this has for social and organisationaL relations.
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As we stride across the threshold of the new millennium, many of us will find just cause to contemplate the world that lies ahead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
virtual working, organisational thinking, organisational intelligence, management rationalities, virtual organisation, flexible organisations, continuance commitment, organisational learning, work configurations, organisational designs, market rationality, distance working Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cyber Valley, Blue Cross, Cal Life, Harvard Business School Press, David Sims, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Ness York, San Francisco, Thousand Oaks, Astrid Depickere, Free Press, Harvard University Press, International Perspectives, Lisa Harris, Department of Industrial Relations, European Commission, General Motors, Lexington Books, Paul Jackson, San Diego, University of Konstanz New!
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New York, Cyber Valley, Blue Cross, Cal Life, Harvard Business School Press, David Sims, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Ness York, San Francisco, Thousand Oaks, Astrid Depickere, Free Press, Harvard University Press, International Perspectives, Lisa Harris, Department of Industrial Relations, European Commission, General Motors, Lexington Books, Paul Jackson, San Diego, University of Konstanz New!
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- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge on page 177, and page 205
- The Gender-Technology Relation: Contemporary Theory And Research: An Introduction (Gender & Society Series : Feminist Perspectives on the Past and) by Rosalind Gill CRICT Brunel University; Keith Grint Templeton College Oxford. on page 15
- The Internet Strategy Handbook by Mary J. Cronin on page 15
- Health and Safety (Statutory Instruments) by The Stationery Office on page 176
- The Social Psychology of Organizing (Topics in Social Psychology Series) by Karl E Weick on page 205
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- The Virtual (Key Ideas) by Rob Shields in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Virtual (Key Ideas) by Rob Shields in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide (Communication, Society and Politics) by Pippa Norris in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- e-Business and Workplace Redesign by Paul Jackson in Front Matter, and page 151
- Critical Consulting: New Perspectives on the Management Advice Industry by Timothy Clark on page 94, and page 113
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