1st Edition

eBusiness and Workplace Redesign

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

198 Pages
by Routledge

208 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... Read more
Introduction: eBusiness Issues and Workplace Design, Design Oases for Corporate Nomads: the impact of technology and work design on the flexible workforce and flexible customers James MacCalman and Craig Anderson, Organisational Structures for eBusiness: some marketing challenges Lisa Harris, The Sustainable Workplace and Workplace Design Cristina Caramelo Gomes, Ghasson Aouad, Marcus Ormerod, The Transformation of the Design and use of Corporate Architecture Martin van der Linden, Integrating Design and Development in the Change Process: the case of introducing teleworking Diana Limburg, Structural Legacies and Flexible Work: Japanese challenges Wendy Spinks, Networked Knowledge: challenges for learning across physical and social barriers Nic Beech, George Cairns and Gerry Kincaid, An Explorative Study of Videoconferences in Swedish Companies Birger Rapp and Pauline Arleback, Potential Research Methods for Studying a Virtual Workplace Pertti JarvinenIntroduction: eBusiness Issues and Workplace Design, Design Oases for Corporate Nomads: the impact of technology and work design on the flexible workforce and flexible customers James MacCalman and Craig Anderson, Organisational Structures for eBusiness: some marketing challenges Lisa Harris, The Sustainable Workplace and Workplace Design Cristina Caramelo Gomes, Ghasson Aouad, Marcus Ormerod, The Transformation of the Design and use of Corporate Architecture Martin van der Linden, Integrating Design and Development in the Change Process: the case of introducing teleworking Diana Limburg, Structural Legacies and Flexible Work: Japanese challenges Wendy Spinks, Networked Knowledge: challenges for learning across physical and social barriers Nic Beech, George Cairns and Gerry Kincaid, An Explorative Study of Videoconferences in Swedish Companies Birger Rapp and Pauline Arleback, Potential Research Methods for Studying a Virtual Workplace Pertti Jarvinen

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