Handbook of research on virtual workplaces and the new nature of business practices

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Zemliansky, Pavel., St. Amant, Kirk, 1970-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Virtual reality in management > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Virtual work teams > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Information technology > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Management; Business process modeling; Collaborative information technologies; Computer-mediated communication; Cultural implications; Digital divide; Distance internships; Distributed virtual organizations; Education in the virtual workplace; Effectiveness of collaborative technologies; Employee privacy in virtual workplaces; Foundations of the virtual workplace; Future of virtual workplaces; Global virtual teams; High-tech labor; Instant messaging in the workplace; Instructional design; Intelligent knowledge exchange; Intranet; Knowledge transfer; Meta-communication; Mixed media opportunities; Online training; Organizational virtuality; Parawork; Plagiarism of online content; Professional e-mail communication; Role of virtual team leader; Successful virtual communication; Support of virtual workplaces; Telecommuting; Telemedicine; Transformative learning; Ubiquitous connectivity; Virtual classrooms; Virtual employees with disabilities; Virtual identity; Virtual marketing; Virtual office; Virtual team relationships; Virtual workplace management; Virtual workplace organization; Virtual workplace participation; Virtual writing; Wi-fi technology adoption
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxxiii, 733 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599048949 (ebook); 1599048949 (ebook); 9781599048727 (ebook); 1599048728 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book compiles authoritative research from scholars worldwide, covering the issues surrounding the influx of information technology to the office environment, from choice and effective use of technologies to necessary participants in the virtual workplace"--Provided by publisher.