| Description |
xii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
pt. I The connectivity imperitive: business responses to new media: -- Selling the flexible workplace: the creative economy and new media fetishism -- Working from home: the mobile office and the seduction of convenience -- Part-time precarity: discount labor and contract careers -- pt. II Getting intimate: Online culture and the rise of social networking: -- To CC: or not to CC: teamwork in office culture -- Facebook friends: security blankets and career mobility -- Know your product: online branding and evacuation of friendship -- pt. III Looking for love in the Networked Household: -- Home offices and remote parents: family dynamics in online households -- Long hours, high bandwith: negotiating domesticity and distance -- On Call -- Conclusion: Labo Politics in an Online Workplace - the lovers vs. the lovelss |
| Summary |
This book provides a long-overdue account of online technology and its impact on the work and lifestyles of professional employees. It moves between the offices and homes of workers in the knew "knowledge" economy to provide intimate insight into the personal, family, and wider social tensions emerging in today?s rapidly changing work environment |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-198) and index |
| Audience |
General |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| Subject |
Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on.
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Quality of work life.
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Work environment -- Social aspects.
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Work environment -- Technological innovations.
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Work-life balance.
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| Author |
Gregg, Melissa, 1978-
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| ISBN |
0745650279 (cased) |
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0745650287 (paperback) |
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9780745650272 (cased) |
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9780745650289 (paperback) |
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