Exploring the Virtual Work Environment: A Process Perspective

Authors

Kathy Chudoba, Utah State UniversityFollow
Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, University of Illinois at Chicago

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Handbook of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic Markets

Editor

Angel Salazar & Steven Sawyer

Publisher

World Scientific Publishing

Publication Date

2007

First Page

57

Last Page

76

Abstract

In the 20th century, the use of ICT allowed organizations to stretch themselves in time and space, morphing from primarily a physical form to an electronic or virtual work environment (VWE)1 entity. Operations have been pushed farther and farther into the realm of communications and away from anything that could be done without a communications network. As companies become increasingly informatted (2) and make use of individual employee's expertise and knowledge, they become more dependent on the individual to adjust direction and adapt to the changing environment. ICTs, therefore, have forced a shift in view even as they facilitate a shift in physical circumstances (3).

Comments

Originally published by World Scientific Publishing. Chapter fulltext available through remote link.

Recommended Citation

Chudoba, K., Watson-Manheim, M. B. (2007). Exploring the Virtual Work Environment: A Process Perspective (pp. 57-76). Singapore: In Angel Salazar and Steven Sawyer (Eds.), Handbook of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic Markets, World Scientific Publishing.