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Telework in the 21st century : an evolutionary perspective / edited by Jon C. Messenger.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: The ILO future of work seriesPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019Description: vii, 335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1789903742
  • 9781789903744
Other title:
  • Telework in the twenty-first century
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.25/68
LOC classification:
  • HD 2336.3 T269 2019
Contents:
Introduction: Telework in the 21st century - an evolutionaryperspective 1 Jon C. MessengerPART I ADVANCED ECONOMIES1. Telework and its effects in Europe 36 Lutz Gschwind and Oscar Vargas2. Telework and its effects in Japan 76 Akio Sato3. Telework and its effects in the United States 128 Kate Lister and Tom HarnishPART II EMERGING ECONOMIES4. Telework and its effects in Argentina 172 Sonia Boiarov5. Telework and its effects in Brazil 211 Alvaro Mello and Armando Dal Colletto6. Organization advantage: Experience of telework in India 255 Ernesto Noronha and Premilla D'Cruz7. Conclusions and recommendations for policy and practice 286 Jon C. MessengerIndex 317
Summary: New information and communications technologies have revolutionized daily life and work in the 21st century. Breaking the traditional intellectual conception that telework is performed only in the home, this book surveys the full breadth of working environments, as technology allows employees increased working mobility.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 2336.3 T269 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000165662

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Telework in the 21st century - an evolutionaryperspective 1 Jon C. MessengerPART I ADVANCED ECONOMIES1. Telework and its effects in Europe 36 Lutz Gschwind and Oscar Vargas2. Telework and its effects in Japan 76 Akio Sato3. Telework and its effects in the United States 128 Kate Lister and Tom HarnishPART II EMERGING ECONOMIES4. Telework and its effects in Argentina 172 Sonia Boiarov5. Telework and its effects in Brazil 211 Alvaro Mello and Armando Dal Colletto6. Organization advantage: Experience of telework in India 255 Ernesto Noronha and Premilla D'Cruz7. Conclusions and recommendations for policy and practice 286 Jon C. MessengerIndex 317

New information and communications technologies have revolutionized daily life and work in the 21st century. Breaking the traditional intellectual conception that telework is performed only in the home, this book surveys the full breadth of working environments, as technology allows employees increased working mobility.

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