Virtual Working: Social and Organisational Dynamics

ISBN-13: 9780415200882 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 240 str.

Paul J. Jackson

Opis

Addresses the social and organizational dynamics which underlie recent technological and work developments within organizations, often referred to as virtual working. The text seeks to go beyond a mere description of this new work phenomenon in order to provide rigorous ways of analyzing 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 employment of information technology to transcend the boundaries between and within organizations, and the consequences this has for social and organizational relations. Issues include: the management of knowledge and organizational learning in dispersed networks; understanding how team roles and processes are affected by virtual working; managing the innovation process towards virtual forms of organization; and maintaining commitment and managing culture in virtual work arrangements. The book offers insights and perspectives on the dynamics presented by these emerging forms of work.

Recenzje

'The breadth of issues covered is one of the book's strengths ... if you are looking for a book which provides a broad ranging introductory discussion of theoretical issues related to virtual working, this is likely to be a useful text.' - Organisation Studies

Spis treści

Preface; The Inter and Intro-Organisational Level; The Individual Level; Management and Control in Virtual Working; Learning and Innovation in Virtual Working; Conclusion

O autorze

Jackson, Paul