1st Edition

eBusiness and Workplace Redesign

Edited By Paul Jackson, Reima Suomi Copyright 2002
    198 Pages
    by Routledge

    198 Pages
    by Routledge

    As the growth in teleworking, 'virtual teams', and 'virtual enterprises' has shown, the economic landscape is increasingly characterized by an ability to work across spatial and organizational boundaries. Only with this re-design of working methods and business processes can the promise of the digital age be delivered.

    This book draws upon an international, multi-disciplinary team of editors and contributors and presents the most recent academic research on the subject.

    Biography

    Paul Jackson is a lecturer in Management Studies at Brunel University. He has been a European Union Research Fellow at the Work and Organizational Research Centre at Tilberg University, the Netherlands, and is currently undertaking research in the areas of organizational change and eBusiness, eGovernment and organizational networking.
    Reima Suomi is a Professor of Information Systems Science at the Turku School of Economics. His research interests include the business use of telecommunications, strategic planning for telecommunications, and network-based solutions, such as eCommerce and teleworking. and Business Administration in Finland. Science in Finland.

    'Shows how organisations can embrace the new technologies and business opportunities presented by the Internet.' - Long Range Planning