ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|13 pages
Building collaborative networks
New product development across organisational boundaries
chapter 8|10 pages
Management rationalities and virtual working
Adjusting telework to different organisational cultures and rationalities
chapter 10|21 pages
Learning and knowledge management
A theoretical framework for learning in flexible organisations
