Co-Workplace: Teleworking in the Neighbourhood, Laura C. Johnson

Автор: Laura C. Johnson
Название: Co-Workplace: Teleworking in the Neighbourhood
ISBN: 0774809698 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780774809696
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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Описание: Almost half of all jobs in North America and Europe could today beperformed away from a traditional office. Millions of office workersare already working from home, and while some appreciate theflexibility of home-based telework, others find that they are bound totheir employers by an "electronic leash." This book exploresthe "co-workplace" – a new type of neighbourhood-basedfacility offering the benefits of remote work while maintainingboundaries between workplace and home. Borrowing from the experience ofcooperative artists' studios, business incubators, and the cornercopy shop, Laura Johnson explains why office infrastructure can beimportant for productivity as well as the quality of work life.

Автор: Penny Gurstein
Название: Wired to the World, Chained to the Home: Telework in Daily Life
ISBN: 0774808462 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780774808460
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How does working at home change people's activity patterns,social networks, and their living and working spaces? How will itchange the way we plan houses and communities in the future? Willtelecommuting solve many of society's ills, or create newghettos?

Gurstein combines a background in planning, sociology of work, andfeminist theory with qualitative and quantitative data from ten yearsof original research, including in-depth interviews and surveys, tounderstand the socio-spatial impact of home-based work on daily lifepatterns. She analyzes the experiences of teleworkers includingemployees, independent contractors, and self-employed entrepreneurs,and presents significant findings regarding the workload, mobility, thedistinct differences according to work status and gender, and thetensions in trying to combine work and domestic activities in the samesetting. As organizational structures, technology, and familypriorities continue to change, the often overlooked phenomenon ofteleworkers has important implications on everything from employmentpolicies to community planning and design.