Moving Towards the Virtual Workplace: Managerial and Societal Perspectives on Telework - Hardcover

IIIegems, Viviane; Verbeke, Alain

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843765047 ISBN 13: 9781843765042

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Illegems (Department of Business Economics and Strategic Management, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) and Verbeke (Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK) overview the impacts of telework and telecommuting adoption, from both managerial and societal perspectives. They argue that telework will be increasingly adopted in the 21st century, with dramatic implications for the management of the workforce and for society at large. They examine the technological, institutional, organizational, and individual-level parameters that influence the decision to adopt telework. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author:

Viviane Illegems, Department of Business Economics and Strategic Management, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium and Alain Verbeke, Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK and Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada

Review:

`This book is a first of its kind. It goes right to the heart of he issue of the extent to which telework is a substitute for travel and whether it is a more defensible policy tool for managing congestion than, for example, road pricing. This is a must read for those in both the transportation policy and management and the telecommunications policy arenas.' -- Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, US `There are clearly changes taking place in the way work is viewed and is being conducted. This research monograph looks at how these changes are affecting travel behavior at the micro level and, with this, highlight the economic and social implications of these changes. Its arguments are founded on a careful empirical analysis of behavior and attitudes of individuals and companies. This allows more detailed assessment of key links between travel and work-place choices than is often the case. The book will inevitably be of considerable interest to those concerned with urban development, transport efficiency and environmental protection.' -- Kenneth Button, George Mason University, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1843765047
• ISBN 13: 9781843765042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272